Beautiful Day Hike

 Nice trip to North Carolina for some winter snow activities.  19 miles of hiking/snowshoeing and 825 miles driving over three days.  Recent storm had dumped a lot of snow, so we wanted to see how feasible it is to go enjoy!  There's a nice little ski hill in Blowing Rock (Appalachian Ski Mountain) plus the Cone Estate on the Blue Ridge Parkway offers miles of snowshoeing/skiing/hiking options!

Views of Lenoir, NC in the foreground and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance. Hang gliding ramp for those inclined!

Ran out of daylight!  Brushy Mountains, near Lenoir, NC. 

Off Blue Ridge Parkway. Beautiful snowshoe conditions. Near Blowing Rock, NC. 

Cone Estate. Off Blue Ridge Parkway. Near Blowing Rock, NC.

Snowshoeing in the south!  Near Blowing Rock, NC. 

Blowing Rock, NC.