Linville Falls State Park Campground, Spruce Pines, NC, Site 10 (Site 11 is good, too.) Although it was raining we went camping to test our skills at boondocking (camping without hook-ups).
We entertained fellow campers as we set up our new mosquito tent. As Ron was trying to raise the tent without reading the directions and me trying to read and follow the directions and looking at the diagrams and picture, we noticed that other campers were sitting up their chairs under their awnings and/or near their fire pits to watch the entertainment--us. Finally, we did get the mosquito tent raised without us walking away from each other.
Later in the afternoon we hiked to Linville Falls. There had been much rain in recent days in the area and the trail was somewhat muddy. However, the recent rains had the falls flowing very high and fast.
On Wednesday we left camp while the sun was shining to tour some sites along the Blue Ridge Parkway including the viaduct and Cone Family Estate.
Viaduct
Also, we drove to Boone and ate at the Proper Restaurant (a former jail for the town). We had a delicious meal on the porch. We ended the fun afternoon at the original Mast General Store in Valle Crucis.
When we returned to the campground we found that a campsite two sites below us had been struck by lightening. The campers were up and walking but had some burns. Several other tent campers were breaking and leaving camp. After going into our camper we found that rain had come through the top "open" vent and our bed was wet. Then we decided that it was perhaps safer off the mountain and we knew that we had a dry warm bed approximately three hours away at home. So we broke camp in the rain and once again entertained the other campers as we could see many campers sitting in their chairs under their camper's awning observing this free show. Things learned from this trip--
1. Close all vents when you leave camp.
2. Holding tanks (gray water) do not hold as much water as you think.
3. Be prepared to entertain fellow campers.
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