On Oct 25, 2010, at 2:47 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > My friend Chris is about to head off to North Carolina on vacation. She'll be > doing some photography and will be scouting some photo locations for her > husband Joe, who is a professional landscape photographer. I asked if she'd > be near Grandfather mountain and her reply: > > >> I was 17 mi east of Asheville on the last visit (which still isn't quite >> east enough for Grandfather Mtn), and that is a 3 hr drive east of where I >> will be. > >> I will be in Murphy, NC, which is in the westernmost county in NC, abutting >> TN and GA. > >> When Joe and I both take a Great Smokies vacation some year, we'd probably >> do more of the length of the Blue Ridge Pkwy than I am doing, which would >> put us near Grandfather Mtn > > Does anybody have any suggestions for good photo locations for her to check > out in that area?
They might check out NC 209 south from Hot Springs to US 74 near Lake Junaluska. The top end is in the Pisgah National Forest. It is very lightly populated and has a distinctly isolated feeling, at least to me. The southern half has some some agriculture but is still lightly populated. A road runs along side the French Broad River between Asheville and Hot Springs. [Various route numbers apply] I haven't driven it but I imagine it would be very scenic. The river flows north to Hot Springs. The Nantahala Outdoor Center runs float trips on it during the summer. It might be possible to arrange a private float trip this time of year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
