364 mile loop of scenic highway through 4 Southern states
Posted in Scenery on May 28th, 2009
Dotted along Southern Highroads is scenic overlooks. Those little side skirts that are available for you to pull over and take pictures of an unobstructed view.
There are no warnings that a scenic overlook is about to come around the next bend, so this should encourage you to take those turns carefully. We find them the [...]
Posted in Cities on the Trail on May 24th, 2009
If you think the drive through Highlands was nice, just wait til you get to the Ocoee Country in Polk County Tennessee. Now there’s even more beautiful rock faces, scenic drives along the river, and a lot of opportunities to pull over and take pictures.
The recreation opportunities here are endless. This is also the area [...]
Posted in Cities on the Trail on May 22nd, 2009
We start driving early morning from Atlanta, and we always head East on the Southern Highroads Trail. I’m not sure why we do this, but this is what we’ve always done and it kind of stuck.
I know largely it has to do with being able to stop by Highlands, North Carolina on a late Saturday [...]
Posted in Places to Stay on May 14th, 2009
Traveling through the mountains, you have to stay overnight somewhere, and we opted for a Timber Frame Home in Franklin North Carolina. Sure we could’ve stayed at a motel, but why stay there.. when you could stay here:
Yea. That’s where we stayed. Talk about living in the lap of luxury, and honestly, it wasn’t that [...]
Posted in Events, Museums and Attractions on May 10th, 2009
The Rabun County Christian Home Educators host their 2nd Annual Living History Days at the Foxfire Museum in Mountain City, GA. Held once a year in April, this event is to show visitors the life and culture of Appalachia people during the 1800s. Very true to form.. everyone is dressed in period costume, cooking in [...]
Posted in Museums and Attractions on May 3rd, 2009
The term “foxfire” is a name commonly applied to several species of bioluminescent fungi that grow on rotting wood in damp forests. These fungi typically produce a dim blue-green glow that can be seen only in dark, starlit areas, away from any artificial lights or moonlight.
However, if you travel on the Southern Highroads Trail, you [...]
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