Sunday, June 5, 2011

Beech Mountain Adventures 2011

To help us plan our week, we thought we’d jog your memory with some things we’ve done in the past. If there’s something you’d really like to do – whether on the list or not - please let us know soon so we can plan some of the week before we all arrive.

Hiking/swimming -
Rock-hopping on creeks along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway to Ship Rock – aww, but too early for blueberries
Hike to Slide Rock, waterfalls, and swimming hole with rope swing
Elk Falls – where Andy took the 85ft plunge
Linville Falls – beautiful falls, easy & hard trails, a little touristy
Grandfather mountain hiking, with mile high bridge with otters and bears, oh my!
Boone Fork picnic area with creek and make-your-own boat races

Shopping -
Mast General Store and Candy Barrel
Blowing Rock main street shopping
Outlet stores

Things To Do -
Golf
Tennis
Mini-golf ala putt putt
Horseback trail riding
Mild white-water rafting
Gem mining
Grandfather pond Trout fishing - but you have to eat what you catch
Pontoon boat on Watauga Lake near DAM!!!

Special Things To Do
Cheese factory – hope you have a good time Sue (and Faye)
StickBoy Bakery in Boone (for FatBoy Sid)

2 comments:

Andy said...

Amy and I discussed it and while we're pretty flexible, here are our preferences:

Would like to do:
Slide Rock
Grandfather Mountain
White-Water Rafting

Would prefer not to do:
Outlet Mall

I would also like to play golf and/or tennis, but I'll be ok if we dont get to that. Everything else on the list we can go either way with. Looking forward to seeing you all and your mustaches!

Tara and David said...

I think we got more excited with each item listed...except maybe eating what you catch. (Well, one of us wasn't too thrilled about it; the other went to get his fishing pole)

Matters of upmost importance:
+++ Putt Putt
+++ Grandfather Mountain
+++ Slide Rock
+++ Growing Staches
++ Rock Hopping
++ White Water Rafting
+ Tennis and golf (We'll have our raquets and clubs, but if we don't get to it it's ok)

I asked David if there was anything else, and he said (and I quote), "I don't know, the whole dam trip sounds pretty fun."

We're up for anything as long as we're with some of the best people on earth, and I think we will be!