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re: Just returned from vacation in NW NC. I am certain that is where I wanna retire....
Posted on 10/18/22 at 8:30 am to Soft_Parade
Posted on 10/18/22 at 8:30 am to Soft_Parade
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Ashe Cheese
Swung by there while we were in town.
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Posted on 10/18/22 at 8:36 am to FredBear
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A stretch of North Carolina I've always enjoyed is Hwy 276 from Brevard through the Pisgah forest to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Don't sleep on 276 from Brevard to South Carolina, either. Ceasar's Head, Mountain Bridge Wilderness, DuPont, etc. If you haven't been to Pretty Place, seek it out.
Posted on 10/18/22 at 8:37 am to SteelerBravesDawg
Buddy just built a badass cabin out there
Great area
Great area
Posted on 10/18/22 at 8:50 am to Spoonbilla
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A stretch of North Carolina I've always enjoyed is Hwy 276 from Brevard through the Pisgah forest to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Don't sleep on 276 from Brevard to South Carolina, either. Ceasar's Head, Mountain Bridge Wilderness, DuPont, etc. If you haven't been to Pretty Place, seek it out.
I attended Brevard College and fully endorse both of these. The other ride I enjoy is up 178 from South Carolina into Rosman, but I do prefer 276 over it.
Posted on 10/18/22 at 9:46 am to Floyd Dawg
The Carvers Gap to 19E is one of the best little sections of the AT.
Posted on 10/18/22 at 9:48 am to xraytiger
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The Carvers Gap to 19E is one of the best little sections of the AT.
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Yes it is
Posted on 10/18/22 at 9:58 am to Spoonbilla
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Don't sleep on 276 from Brevard to South Carolina, either. Ceasar's Head, Mountain Bridge Wilderness, DuPont, etc. If you haven't been to Pretty Place, seek it out.
Absolutely. I have a friend who used to live near Ceaser's Head and it really is a nice area. If it were feasible for me I would retire there
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:37 am to SteelerBravesDawg
we were up in the highlands last week and loved it. Small town of about 2K.
It was in the low 40s most nights we weere there and did not get much over 70 any day
It was in the low 40s most nights we weere there and did not get much over 70 any day
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:38 am to Floyd Dawg
Scored a brace against Brevard back in the day.
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:52 am to SteelerBravesDawg
Inlaws have a cabin in Boone/Blowing Rock area. It’s such a great place. It’s definitely a retirement option.
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:53 am to roadGator
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I was raised in Tazewell, Co.
My wife's family owned the livestock market in Tazewell and she grew up across the highway from it.
Posted on 10/18/22 at 11:30 am to eitek1
Been there as a kid.
Cool to see so many tazewell connections here.
Cool to see so many tazewell connections here.
Posted on 10/18/22 at 12:17 pm to Alyosha
For what school?
Posted on 10/18/22 at 12:39 pm to eitek1
There’s a good chance my grandfather knew your wife’s family. He was a cattle and sheep farmer in Burkes Garden.
Burkes Garden is indeed very isolated. Never seen anything like it in my life. Had their own phone system, no cops and very tight knit.
Burkes Garden is indeed very isolated. Never seen anything like it in my life. Had their own phone system, no cops and very tight knit.
Posted on 10/18/22 at 12:48 pm to MoarKilometers
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I tend to avoid boone, but Linville falls, banner elk, sugar mountain, or 7 devils are all good in my book.
My grandparents used to have a house in Banner Elk. I really miss that place since our family is mainly in Alabama and The FL Panhandle.
Fun Fact: the road going up to Grandfather Mountain is where one of the mountain running scenes in Forrest Gump was filmed
Posted on 10/18/22 at 1:06 pm to Floyd Dawg
I'm not telling...but we play the bagpipes a lot. 
This post was edited on 10/18/22 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 10/18/22 at 1:07 pm to Twenty 49
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Visited NC Piedmont area a while back. Want to go explore more of the state, and I definitely have an eye on it for retirement.
I live right in the middle of the Piedmont. Too many companies and people are moving here. All roads are getting expanded, another beltline, tons more neighborhoods.
We live in a smaller town, Kernersville. Small town feel with a great little historic downtown. But there's more and more people moving to this area.
I don't like it.
Posted on 10/18/22 at 2:23 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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That's kind of a weird thing to focus on considering the stars in the night sky are the same everywhere in the country and it just needs to be dark for them to look good.
Yes, the stars look just the same in NYC when it's night as they look in Montana when it's night
Posted on 10/18/22 at 2:46 pm to DLSWVA
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We're about 2 hours away from Boone in SW VA.
I keep hearing that Abingdon, VA is a nice town for a weekend getaway.
Posted on 10/18/22 at 3:11 pm to LSUBoo
It’s a great town. I called on the hospitals in the area and would always stay there.
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