Summer 2019 - Brevard, N. Carolina - Part 1

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Saturday June 1^st – Monday, June 24^th

Adventure Village and Lodgings, Brevard, N. Carolina

We were excited to arrive here in Brevard. Right away, the weather was so much cooler, finally! Brevard is in the foothill mountains southwest of Asheville and is known for an abundance of waterfalls. While here we were able to mountain bike the Dupont State Park trails. These are really mountain bike trails. Lots of uphill climbs, but that just makes the downhill so much fun. We did have a few days of rain, so it hampered some of our outdoor activities. One beautiful day we spent kayaking downstream on the French Broad River. Most of this river winds through rural and farm lands. Nice views of the mountains to the north. We also had a couple of days hiking at Pisgah National Forest and Gorges State Park. The dogs really enjoyed the hiking and getting out in the forest off leash. One of the rain days we headed north about 15 miles to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, even though there was sporadic rains we made the best of it. Several afternoons we stopped at a local brewery, Oskar Blue, for some great beer. It’s a very nice event area and we met many friendly people there. One weekend our friends, Jim and Sharon, from Seneca S. Carolina visited here. We toured around downtown Brevard, where they have never visited. They rented a cabin and we spent a weekend hanging out. We will be staying here until July 6^th, so I will send Part 2 after we move on to Bryson City, N.C.