Our Life - Travel Guides & Photography » Blue Ridge Parkway http://jishajim.com Travel Guides, Tips, Destination Information, Photos & Reviews Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:01:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Moses H. Cone Memorial Park http://jishajim.com/trip-ideas/nature/moses-h-cone-memorial-park http://jishajim.com/trip-ideas/nature/moses-h-cone-memorial-park#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:59:24 +0000 admin http://jishajim.com/?p=3725
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    • ]]>     Moses Cone Memorial Park is a historic attraction on Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. It is located between Mileposts 292 and 295. The Park includes a Manor House called Flat Top Manor and 2 lakes - Bass Lake and Trout lake. Flat Top Manor is a gleaming white 23-room, 13,000 square foot mansion.The manor is now home to the Parkway Craft Center, a craft shop of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, exhibiting works by artisans from nine Appalachian states. Fishing is permitted at both the lakes. The Park also has various trails for hiking and horse back riding. The Park is open year-round. and the Manor House is open spring through fall. The town of Blowing Rock is located 2 miles away from the Park.

    Here are some photos taken during our trip.

    Flat Top Manor House Historic Moses Cone Manor Bass Lake Moses Cone Park Carriage Trails Views from Moses Cone Mansion Moses Cone Memorial Park Moses Cone Memorial Park in NC Moses Cone Park on Blue Ridge Parkway Scenic Bass Lake View of Bass Lake from Manor House

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  • Blue Ridge Attractions
  • Grandfather Mountain Overlook
  • Rough Ridge Overlook
    • ]]>     Blue Ridge Parkway is America’s most scenic drive and extends from Virginia to North Carolina. Linking Shennandoah National Park in Virginia to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Parkway is a 470-mile, linear National Park with many stopping points along the way. Mileposts along the parkway start at zero at the northeast end in Virginia and count to 469 at the southern end in North Carolina.

    You can spend days on the Blue Ridge Parkway enjoying the breathtaking panoramas specially during spring and fall. From Milepost 0 to Milepost 217, the parkway lies in Virginia. From Milepost 217 to Milepost 470, the parkway winds through North Carolina. The parkway is extremely beautiful between Blowing Rock (Milepost 290) and Asheville (Milepost 390) with lot of overlooks, parks and hiking trails.

    We visited Blue Ridge parkway on Oct 11th, 2009 to view Fall Colors. Our trip started from Blowing Rock and went on till Crabtree Meadows. The fall colors were near their peak on most of the parkway between Blowing Rock and Asheville. We had planned to visit Mt. Mitchell and Craggy Gardens on the same day but we were slowed down by Nature’s Beauty, trails and overlooks, where we spent more time than planned. We will have to go back again another sunny day to view Mt. Mitchell and nearby places on the Parkway. Biltmore Estate is also another place we plan to visit late October.

    As you drive south on Blue Ridge Parkway from Blowing Rock to Asheville, these are some of the attractions you get to see:-

    1. Julian Price Memorial Park (Milepost 296) – An amazing place with miles and miles of greenery, a beautiful lake and good fall colors. There are restrooms, picnic tables and campgrounds. There are some beautiful streams and creeks which flow through the park.
    2. Rough Ridge (Milepost 302.8) - A short trail to the summit offers beautiful views of Grandfather Mountain and Linn Cove Viaduct.
    3. Linn Cove Viaduct (Milepost 304.4) - There is a visitor center with restrooms and a short trail leads you beneath the Viaduct.
    4. Grandfather Mountain (Milepost 305) – The highest peak in the Blue Ridge mountain range and one of the most visited attractions on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
    5. Grandfather Mountain Overlook (Milepost 306) – A scenic overlook with great views of Grandfather Mountain.
    6. Linville Waterfalls and Gorge (MilePost 316.4) - Beautiful waterfalls and gorge with picnic area and lot of trails.
    7. Chestoa View Overlook (Milepost 320) – Scenic overlook offering views of Linville Gorge and Table Rock Mountain and a 30-minutes loop trail with good views.
    8. Orchard at Altapass
    9. Crabtree Meadows and Waterfall (Milepost 339.5)
    10. Looking Glass Waterfalls (Milepost 412) – Take US 276 from MP 412 to view the beautiful waterfalls.
    11. Mt. Mitchell
    12. Craggy Gardens
    13. Biltmore Estate
    14. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Milepost 469.1)
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  • Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Sightseeing
  • List of Attractions in North Carolina
  • Places to Visit in North Carolina During Fall
    • ]]>     Blue Ridge Parkway is the most scenic National parkway and is known as “America’s Favorite Drive”. It runs for 469 miles mostly along the Blue Ridge mountains, a major mountain chain which is part of the Appalachian Mountains. The parkway starts from the north at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and goes up to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina. This scenic byway is especially beautiful during Fall and Spring. Check out Fall Photos of Blue Ridge Parkway here.

    Fall Colors Blue Ridge Parkway

    Fall Colors Blue Ridge Parkway

    Mileposts along the parkway start at zero at the northeast end in Virginia and count to 469 at the southern end in North Carolina. Major towns and cities along the way include Waynesboro, Roanoke, and Galax in Virginia; and in North Carolina - Blowing Rock, Boone and Asheville, where it runs across the property of the Biltmore Estate.

    Blue Ridge Parkway

    Blue Ridge Parkway

    These are some of the beautiful places you can visit during your drive through Blue Ridge Parkway in the North Carolina region.

    1. Blowing Rock
    2. Grandfather Mountain
    3. Linville Waterfalls
    4. Linville Caverns
    5. Chimney Rock State Park
    6. Lake Lure
    7. Julian Price Memorial Park
    8. Rough Ridge
    9. Linn Cove Viaduct
    10. Grandfather Mountain Overlook
    11. Chestoa View Overlook
    12. Crabtree Meadows and Falls
    13. Looking Glass Waterfalls
    14. Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    15. Pisgah National Forest
    16. CumberLand Knob
    17. Doughton Park
    18. E. B. Jeffress Park
    19. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
    20. Mount Mitchell State Park
    21. Craggy Gardens
    22. North Carolina Arboretum
    23. Biltmore Estate
    24. Mount Pisgah
    25. Graveyard Fields
    26. Looking Glass Rock
    27. Waterrock Knob
    28. Black Balsam Knob
    Blue Ridge Parkway in NC

    Blue Ridge Parkway in NC

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