Hello Blue Ridge Mountain folk!!!!

[Kenna]

Originally Posted by Jess

Howdy! We're at the foothills of the Blue Ridge.. loving the land and avoiding most of the inhabitants! The appalachian challenged can get a lil scary sometimes... though we do absolutely love parts of it!
We're pretty close to the W VA line and I actually have distant relatives there. If ya ever make it back this way give us a hollah!

Jess and christie alive and kickin it in SW VA

Oh how I miss the Shenandoah Valley, the Blue Ridge, the Appalachians and Allegheny's (there's too many places that I miss all along The Ridge, to list)... I grew up in "Briery Branch"...and you're right Jess, avoided MOST of the inhabitants... I felt like Br'er Rabbit being chased by the fox! And when Momma yelled "I better not catch you down 'the Holl'er!" she meant it!

My last townhouse in Bridgewater had an AMAZING view...turn one way and you saw The Ridge... turn around and you had full view of the Appalachians. W-VA was only 30 miles away...and I really miss our Sunday drives, the secluded mountain lakes and ice cold mountain streams... fantastic fishing!! (and camping, but don't tell Christie ;-) My whole stompin' ground was all along the Ridge and Appalachians... I wanna come home :-(

Has anyone been to the Blue Ridge Parkway or Big Meadows Lodge on Skyline Drive lately? (before they closed for the season)