Memorial Day Weekend in the Mountains

I decided to make a quick run up to the mountains of NC/TN for Memorial Day weekend. Taking one vacation day at work gave me a four-day weekend and made the trip worth doing. Of course that meant a full day of travel on each end, but I really maximized the two days in between. And, to make my travel time as quick as possible I went on four-wheels this time, instead of two.

Here are a few photos that I snapped during my quick visit to my favorite place on earth:

 The Chestoa View overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Stone bridge along the BRP. This one is located adjacent to the Linville Falls parking area.

Looking south from the BRP near the Linn Cove Viaduct.

Rough Ridge and the BRP viewed from the Viaduct area.

This was my room key at the hotel.  For those who understand, the coincidence was striking.

Roan Mountain Visitors Center.

Spotted this facade standing alongside NC 80 as I made my way southward from Bakersville, NC.

Spotted this awesome-looking tree while hiking to the overlook at Craggy Gardens on the BRP.

The view from the overlook at Craggy Gardens. That's the Visitors Center below.

This one is for Mr. Sarcasm and he'll know why.

Kissimmee River State Park

We've been planning this trip for a whole and finally made it happen today, April 12, 2014. The biggest attraction for this ride was the chance to take a tour of the park on Segways. Here's the story of the day in three videos.

First there was some Segway training to get us started:

 

This video features some of my better photos from the Segway tour:

 

And, finally, here's a compilation video from the Segway tour:

This was a great outing and I highly recommend the Segway tour if you ever get the chance to do it.

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