​On Thursday, June 6th, we decided to take General to nearby Lake Julian Park, which also happened to have lots of geese and ducks. General had a great time walking around, and I had fun feeding the ducks. I had never done that before. LOL. They had vending machines available, where you could put in a quarter and get a handful of duck food. Pretty awesome!

​We left Grandfather Campground on Monday, June 3rd, for Rutledge RV Resort south of Asheville. We started out on the Blue Ridge Parkway again, but when the roads starting to get curvier, we decided to say goodbye to the Parkway and headed for the Interstate. 

​On Friday, May 31st, we decided to drive some of the Blue Ridge Parkway that we had missed when Garmin caused us to re-route getting here, and because Ed really wanted to see the Linn Cove Viaduct. What an amazing engineering feat! 

​On Wednesday, May 29th, we visited the Greater Foscoe Mining Company, which was less than a mile from our campground. Yes, I realize this is just one of those tourist trap thingies, but there used to be a gem mining place on the Outer Banks and we went there on a regular basis, just because it was something we really enjoyed doing.  We had a great time here!

We did a ton of adventuring while in the Boone, NC area! I think we are finally getting in the groove on getting out and seeing things!

​First thing we did on Tuesday, May 28th, was visit the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum where we received an awesome private tour (only because no one else was around). The guide explained to us that the Boone area had originally been settled by free men of color and runaway indentured servants, because there was no law in the area. The oldest home on display was built in the early 1700s! General was actually permitted to go on the tour, and in the buildings with us!