Arrived here at the Tuckaseegee RV Resort between Sylva and Cherokee NC this afternoon to vist old haunts and meet with old friends over the next week.  The mountains look green and the river below our camp is one that Anne and I have paddled several times.  Its rocks have torn a few junks out of the seal coat over the teflon fabric of the craft.

Our travels are going well.  We enjoyed our visit to Burke's Garden in western Virginia and a walk among the wild ponies at Grayson Highlands at Mt. Rogers.  We too grazed on blueberries there.  We stopped at a little restaurant in Damascus where we had dined and shared company during our hike on the Appalachian Trail through that part of the world. 

Today's travels went well taking us down the Great Valley and over the Black Mountains to Asheville.  From there we had merely to struggle across the Balsam Mountain Range to here.  During our crossing we caught views of the popularized Cold Mountain that we have climbed a couple of times in our stays here.  It looked great.

We may not climb that mountain this week, but we do hope to visit the Shining Rock wilderness and see if the blueberries are still in there.  This "Berryman" needs his treats.