This time of year, whenever a perfect day comes along, I usually find myself fantasizing about being in one spot. You get there by parking at Julian Price Park, off the Blue Ridge Parkway a few miles away from Blowing Rock, North Carolina. That town is about seven miles away from Boone, where we’ve lived for the past 14 years, and where our kids have lived their whole lives, so far. Our adventures in our new home town of Asheville, NC, will begin in August.
Right now, Boone is putting on a wonderful show for us. There’s so much happening all around us. Everyone’s happy, healthy, having fun, and excited about what’s to come.
I hope that’s true for you and yours as well, and that you’ll enjoy this selection of photos we’ve taken since 2010 on our annual hiking trips to the Hebron Rock Colony. The hike in can really seem to go on and on, and at different times of the year, the trail can be ridiculously muddy in some places, and highly precarious in others. Still, the creek delivers with more and more better and better opportunities to splash in.
As you proceed upstream, eventually the waterway is made up of very large rocks as far as you can see. Many of the bigger rock formations don’t appear in our snaps… they are magnificent. There’s a great, sound peace I have always experienced after visiting this place. It’s no wonder I can’t wait to go back again.
Thanks again for your interest in Rare Air, for visiting America’s National Parks and immersing yourself in nature whenever you get the chance. Once again, thinking back to the day I recorded this video and the ones when we took these pictures together, each one was a gem. I wish you all the best!
