Blowing Rock

We had dinner tonight at a restaraunt in Blowing Rock called Canyons. It is located at the edge of a terrific overlook where the mountains and valley seem to go on forever. You can watch the sun set behind the mountain. They have a small outside deck you can see in the photos. We parked the bikes near the edge and set the parking brake.

Day 3

Our decision to come off the mountain tops was a good one. It was in the low 40s up there this morning. We came down 221 at Sparta and found some warmer weather down toward Wilksboro. We took a detour into Stone Mountain State Park, it is a rounded granite face similar to Stone Mountain in Georgia as you can see in one of the photos. The park is really nice with ample picnic'n and hiking opportunities. Several of these pictures were taken there.

We made our way across a scenic valley with nice curvy roads this afternoon then took 321 up to Blowing Rock NC. Haven't had an opportunity to take any photos here but we will tonight and tomorrow.