Just an update and reminder for any Carolina, Virginia or
Tennesse berner-Lers - the Blue Ridge BMDC's 2nd Annual Winter
Walk is this Saturday, February 22. We will be hiking around
Bass Lake - an easy, approximately 1 mile carriage and horse trail.
As of Sunday, there were still about 4 inches of snow on the
ground there, but some parts were pretty mushy. We strongly
recommend wearing boots or other water resistant shoes.
We will be meeting at 11 am at the Bass Lake Access parking
lot (directions below). Bring snacks or a lunch, drinks for
yourselves and water for your dogs - the lake is there but it was
mostly frozen when we checked this weekend.
The forecast is currently calling for thunderstorms on
Saturday. If it does rain, our rain date is going to be the following
day - Sunday, February 23.
Directions to Bass Lake Access, Blowing Rock, NC:
Take I-40 to Hickory, NC (30 minutes west of Statesville; 1 hour
east of Asheville). Get off at Exit 123 onto Hwy 321, going north
towards Boone. Go through Lenoir and up the mountain to Blowing
Rock. Just as you enter Blowing Rock, take Business 321 to the
left. Follow that through town (make sure to stop at Killian's for the
most awesome ice cream on your way back home!) to Hwy 221
and go left. You will go approximately 6/10 of a mile and turn right -
the lake access road is just past Cone Rd., which is on the left,
and just before the horse loading area on the right. You should see
a sign that states "Notice: Loading and unloading horses at parking
area is prohibited." Proceed to the parking lot and look for a group
of big hairy tri-colored dogs.
We are trying to get a map with directions up online. If and
when we do, we will post the URL. Otherwise, if you have any
questions, you can email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can
also email me for a number to call for a weather check (to see if we
are a go for Saturday or postponing until Sunday) or to contact us if
you need help or further directions while enroute. I will not be back
on line before Friday night, so will not be able to respond until then.
Melissa
Melissa, Tyra and Orry Granite Falls, NC
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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