The House was Huge. Took 5 years to complete. The Caldwell's had five children and took in boarders for hunting and fishing. The place...

We started out early to see the Elk. The Drive in the Valley is only About 10 miles but, takes about 45 minutes per the roads (loose...

We drove with the masses to get to the pull out and God didn't disapoint!

We have not seen a sunrise where we are camped, it is so foggy that the sun doesn't come out here until about 10 am! So we had to take a...

So after our long day drive....Sierra Nevada Brewery. You have to have a reservation to get inside but they let you out back !

Again the drives here are breathtaking!

So the drive was super, the Mt. was kind of anti-climatic, still beautiful, but, the 75 mile drive was worth it!

Soco falls is very close to where we are camped. Parking for 6 cars but not our Truck! We drove up and down the mountain ( nowhere to...

Tring to keep up with the colors, they are late this year because of the warmer weather. I will never get sick of driving around WNC. I...

We took a hike! At first we didn't think we were going to find a parking spot we drove around the area three times. We finally lucked out...

Shops and Hotel and Creamery, Tavern, Bistro and Winery too.

I walked the gardens and most was not in bloom, but that didn't seem to matter! The person that designed these gardens and Bass pond and...

Hot rooms, Cold rooms, and all the flowers for the Home . Just beautiful! I have always wanted a Conservatory as long as I can remember!...

Everything was so big it was hard to take pictures to get all the gardens and or rooms. But I did the best I could!

More than a century ago, George Vanderbilt created Biltmore as a country retreat for his friends and family to escape the hustle and...

I toured the Biltmore Estate Unbelievable. They started putting up the Christmas décor , and all the Estate was so pretty and I will be...

So we took a short hike to Mingus Mill, Cuz why not?

Near Clingmans Dome, we drove to new found gap. North Carolina and Tennessee State Line and Part of the Appalachian trail.

Clingmans Dome is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. It's name in Cherokee is Kuwahi or Mulberry...