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Tag: hiking

  • One night in Erwin, TN–Quickie Fall Loop

    One night in Erwin, TN–Quickie Fall Loop

    We were in Erwin in November 2021, as part of our quickie fall loop from Erwin to Asheville to Lake Lure, NC. Read about our second visit in September 2023 here. I say “in Erwin, TN,” but we didn’t actually go into Erwin proper. We did see a sign for Union Street Taproom, so there’s…

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  • Quickie fall loop: Erwin, TN – Asheville, NC – Lake Lure, NC

    Quickie fall loop: Erwin, TN – Asheville, NC – Lake Lure, NC

    We did this loop from November 15 to November 20, 2021. We live in central Virginia, and when we want to take the Airstream out for a few days our usual quickie destination is Asheville. We’ve been there a bunch of times and it checks all the boxes for us: great food, beer, cocktails, hiking,…

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  • Two days in Floyd, VA (visit #2)

    Two days in Floyd, VA (visit #2)

    We visited Floyd in August 2021. Read about our first visit to Floyd in May 2021 here. We also visited Boone, NC on this trip. Floyd is the coolest little mountain town (although it’s not our #1 absolute favorite little mountain town), especially on Friday nights in the summer when there’s a jamming bluegrass band…

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  • Four days in Boone, NC (visit #2)

    Four days in Boone, NC (visit #2)

    We visited Boone in August 2021. Read about our first visit to Boone in May 2021 here, and our third in September 2023 here. We also visited Floyd, VA on this trip. After spending two nights in Boone in May, we knew we had to go back and explore more. We barely scratched the surface…

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  • Two nights in Fayetteville, WV (visit #2)–RV Caravan with Friends trip

    Two nights in Fayetteville, WV (visit #2)–RV Caravan with Friends trip

    We visited Fayetteville in May 2021 during our RV Caravan with Friends trip. This was our second visit; read about our first trip to Fayetteville (WV, not AR, that was a different trip) here, our third trip in 2022 here, and our fourth trip in 2023 here. The final group stop on our caravan trip…

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  • Two nights in Boone, NC–RV Caravan with Friends trip

    Two nights in Boone, NC–RV Caravan with Friends trip

    We visited Boone in May 2021, as part of our week-long RV caravan with friends. Read about our second visit in August 2021 here, and our third in September 2023 here. Boone and Blowing Rock are neighboring towns in the mountains of northwestern North Carolina, less than a two-hour drive from Asheville, our previous stop.…

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  • Trip planning: NC/WV/VA RV caravan with friends!

    Trip planning: NC/WV/VA RV caravan with friends!

    Oh boy! This will be a different kind of trip for us! While we’re mostly spending time in places we’ve been before, we’re doing it in a new way: our besties have rented an RV and will be parking next to us! We finally convinced our friends to try RVing and they’re hooked. She has…

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  • Two nights in Bisbee, AZ–Winter Warmth trip

    Two nights in Bisbee, AZ–Winter Warmth trip

    We were in Bisbee in February 2021, as part of our Winter Warmth Trip. From Lost Dutchman up near Phoenix, we swung south again almost to Mexico for the last stop on our delightful little tour of Arizona. Bisbee is a small hamlet built into a hillside south of Tucson, full of art galleries, copper…

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  • Two nights at Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ–Winter Warmth trip

    Two nights at Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ–Winter Warmth trip

    We were in Lost Dutchman in February 2021, as part of our Winter Warmth Trip. Lucky us: we left one absurdly beautiful Arizona state park and headed to another. From Catalina State Park just north of Tucson it’s a 1.5-hour drive up to Lost Dutchman State Park, east of Apache Junction, a suburb of Phoenix.…

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  • Two nights in Catalina State Park, AZ–Winter Warmth trip

    Two nights in Catalina State Park, AZ–Winter Warmth trip

    We were in Catalina in February 2021, as part of our Winter Warmth Trip. Read about our second visit in 2023 here. If you’re anywhere near Tucson, just go to Catalina State Park. Just go! Only about 20 minutes north of Tucson, Catalina is insanely gorgeous, the hikes are (mostly) dog-friendly, and the campground is…

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