Asheville, foliage viewing and waterfall viewing in the mountains!
On the weekend before the temperature dropped sharply, the editor's family seized the tail end of autumn and went to Asheville, taking advantage of the long weekend to play for four days. If you missed the red leaves this year, just follow the editor to eat, drink, have fun and travel .
The editor who grew up by the sea loves water, and my husband who grew up in the mountains loves mountains. After breakfast on Friday, we bravely went into the mountains with our one-year-old sister who just learned to walk and our three-year-old brother who is too lazy to walk 💪. The goal of the whole trip arrangement is mostly to the waterfalls in the mountains and see the red leaves along the way. Follow your heart and take things as they come. Try to ensure that meals are meltdown as a rule, and the arrangements should be implemented as kid friendlyBut adults should also have a good time, there is no need to strictly adhere to the plan, be flexible and have a relaxing vacation. To put it simply, Buddhist tourism .
GPS leads from Summer Village to the accommodation in Asheville. It takes two and a half hours by car. You will pass by Catawba Falls on the way. It only takes half an hour to drive. So we planned to go straight to the waterfall. After a two-hour drive, the car gradually entered the mountain. It was already November early. The leaves had not fallen out, and the colors of red, orange, yellow and green were distinct , which was very impressive. happy. We had lunch near the waterfall and then got ready to climb the mountain. catawba falls are not introduced much online. The trail round trip takes more than two miles, so the editor is not sure. How far can we go with two kids, but in the spirit of not having to go down the mountain halfway, we went up the mountain.
Catawba falls's trail is upstream along a creek. There are several waterfalls of different sizes along the way. The sound of water is very soothing along the way. My brother gets bored after walking for a while and wants to be hugged. We accompany him by throwing stones and leaves into the water, playing chasing games, and encouraging him 😂, but my sister always wants to come down and walk by herself, and there are stones all over the floor. It was easy to trip her up, so we picked her up after walking a little, otherwise we might not be able to get down the mountain even if it got dark. There are many people hiking and walking dogs on this trial. You can meet people going down the mountain in a few minutes. While confirming with the people going down the mountain that the end point is not far away to encourage yourself, you can also talk to them. After fighting with wits and coaxing her, she finally reached the foot of the largest waterfall. The last section of the road, which is about tens of meters, is not easy to walk. You have to climb a few rocks. If the baby can't make it by himself, I don't dare to carry the baby. Fortunately, my husband who comes from the mountains said that this is different from the two round-trip mountain roads he walked every day when he was in elementary school. Likewise, I picked up the two babies one by one.
The waterfall is thin and long. If you have rock climbing skills, you can continue to climb to the top of the waterfall, but that is not what our family can do this time. We took a nap under the waterfall to enjoy the waterfall. It was getting dark. In order to avoid walking in the dark, we quickly went down the mountain. On the way, my brother cried wildly and asked to be carried away, but my father was holding my sister. Even if I am not a mountain climber, I couldn't hold the baby. So he dragged his brother down the mountain. Then, after my brother and I took turns doing rainbow farts and praised him, he said that mountain climbing was fun and he could continue next time without any problem.
In the morning, I first went to Asheville downtown to look for food, but Saturday morning 10 was really the brunch rush hour. There were various queues, basically one or two people. Hour. Later, I found a shop called city bakery on the edge of downtown with very good reviews. I thought that if there was no space, I could just buy some bread and go back to the car to eat, but I was the first person to order. The person behind me saw my family looking for a seat and told me that four of her family were leaving and we could sit in her seat. I was really lucky, happy and grateful. Every breakfast sandwich ordered from this store is delicious. The bread is soft and not sticky. I also ordered a chocolate cream cake. The cream and cake are light and not sweet, which is just right.
It takes 40 minutes from Asheville to ChimneyRock, but as we approached the park ticket office, buses started queuing up the mountain. It seemed like they had been queuing for more than 20 minutes. At that time, the eldest son began to urinate urgently, but he sternly refused the proposal of a mineral water bottle. He cried loudly and asked for restroom to look at where there seemed to be a fee. The old mother picked up the eldest son and got out of the car and ran all the way, but the seller The ticket was not in the parking lot on the trail side. There was only a simple portable toilet. The boss was still protesting, but he was severely stopped by my swishing eye knife and actual actions. Sorry, I felt aggrieved and felt dirty while solving the problem. Entering the park, there are two parking lots. Next to the first parking lot is the 0.6 mile Great Woodland Adventure Trail, and another one that climbs stairs, one way. fourseason trail with length 0.6 mile height 400ft .
There is another parking lot two miles up the mountain, under the chimney rock rock. To reach the top of chimney rock, you can choose to climb the 500 steps, or sit! Electricity! Ladder! It’s so friendly to families with children or handicapped! We waited in line for more than ten minutes to take the elevator in the cave. There were 44 steps left, which was completely acceptable with a baby.
The view on the top of the mountain is very vast. Below is the lake lure. The autumn colors are just right, but there are many people. It looks like a domestic scenic spot. The top of the rock is probably It's only a few dozen square meters of space, but it's crowded, maybe because it's a Saturday. There is a platform that is higher than the railing next to it, and there is a path in the middle that can barely pass a person. Taking photos on that stone will not be blocked by the railing. When I went there, there happened to be three people jumping up on the platform to take pictures. It was easy to watch for them. sweat.
The rock is not the top of the mountain. There is a much more difficult trail going up, so we won’t try it with our kids. There is also a hickory nut falls trail in this parking lot, round trip1.4 mile, not difficult, no problem for children. It is said that the hickory nut falls on the head is 400 much feet high. Many movies have it there. Passing scene. It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, and my sister had already started to make a fuss, and it was already past meal time and nap time. So we went down the mountain to look for food first, and planned to come back later to continue hickory and Great Woodland Adventure. In fact, the gift shop on the mountain has pizza, but my family has cheese allergies, so I can only go down the mountain. There are many restaurants in the town at the foot of the mountain, but there are too many people to park. Fortunately, there are several restaurants nearby lake lure. The Mexican food at noon was not very impressive, so I will skip it. After the meal, I felt that there were too many people on Saturday, and my husband was also thinking about NCAA football, so I decided to give up the follow-up plan and go back to the hotel to rest.
In the evening, I went to downtown for Chinese foodred ginger dimsum and tapas. It was a place I had checked at home and wanted to eat at. Morning tea is provided throughout the day, but it is only open on 11 and 30. Every dish is very good, the steamed dumplings and vegetarian dumplings are delicious. I like their roast duck and chicken rice noodles the most. The milky white soup base is delicious and soft, complementing the rice noodles without overpowering the taste. It is very healing.
Learning from yesterday’s lesson, we had breakfast at the hotel today. After leisurely eating breakfast in the hotelbuffet, it was already half past ten before setting off. Today we plan to walk and stop along the blueridge pkwy. When I was in Summer Village, a friend who grew up in Asheville recommended to me several waterfalls on the roadside that I could visit. Along the blueridge there are parking spots for overlook. Motorcycle riders can be seen everywhere. They passed through more than ten tunnels, which made my brother very excited.
The rolling mountains and the red leaves all over the mountains are very beautiful. The kids looked a little bored, but for some reason after 3000ft the altitude suddenly became a group of Lady bugs, especially in Bad fork valley overlook, It was so dense that I didn’t even dare to get out of the car. My husband went down to see the scenery and was all covered in it. He also brought a lot of it into the car. My brother had it assigned in the carI spy a lady bug’s mission, I’m a lot more excited. We stopped to look at the scenery while driving, and it was already afternoon when we arrived at the looking Glass fall an hour away. This waterfall can be seen from the parking place, which is very convenient. There are dozens of steps to go down to the bottom of the waterfall. The waterfall is not big or small, and it is right on the roadside.
The sliding rock very close to him is very suitable for summer play. It is a pure natural water slide. Water flows through the smoothly sloping stones. There are railings next to it for people to climb up and slide, because the weather is no longer suitable for playing. Water, we only took a look in the car.
By this time, it was time to eat, and there was no signal on mobile phones in the mountains. Fortunately, I had roughly seen the location of nearby towns before setting off. There was only one road in the mountains, along 276 to the east 20Minutes to 280 and 64 highways. There are many restaurants in the town at the junction. After that, we will go west along 64 to highlands 'sdryfalls.
Why drive another hour just to see this waterfall? Because it is Shuiliandong! This waterfall falls from a large protruding rock, and people can easily walk behind the waterfall. His parking lot is one of the few that charges a fee, which suggests that it is a good attraction. Walking down several floors of steps from the parking lot, trail can walk behind the waterfall and pass through it. Water mist will hit your face. The waterfall with a height of 65ft is also It’s not just a trickle. Seeing the waterfall at such a close distance can be said to be spectacular. My brother was a little scared and had to be held in his arms before he could cross the waterfall.
Why is there no sister scene today? Because she basically sleeps in the car~ When watching dryfalls, her brother led her parents to take turns watching it, while another person accompanied her sister in the car. It's almost dark. Looking at the map, there is a waterfall called cullasaja fall which is less than 10 minutes away. If you think it's not far, let's stop by and check it out. On the way there, we pass by bridal veil falls. You can stand behind them. The thin mountain spring is not even a wallfall. The name is really appropriate. It hangs like a layer of tulle. If it wasn't already late, I would have stopped to take a look. Standing behind it, I felt like I was a bride again. cullasaja fallAt the corner of a mountain road, there is a large waterfall on several levels. You will hear sounds when passing by. There is no signal on the mobile phone and it is dark. After driving for a while, I still can't find a parking lot. After finding a place to make a U-turn, a car space was opened on the railing next to the waterfall. I didn't know if it was for viewing the scenery or to give way to the seat belt at the bend. I stopped and took a look and left quickly. Later, I looked at the map and found that there was a parking lot along the way.
The 64 road back to the hotel from here is a mountain road first. It takes about ten minutes to drive to a resort and club. You can reach highlands downtown in a few minutes. , there are many small restaurants for dinner. There was no signal and I couldn't play his music to my brother. After driving all day, my brother suddenly collapsed and shouted that I didn't want to eat. We had just eaten and I wanted to go home and sleep! Fortunately, there is a fish tank in the dining area, and the children calmed down after looking at the fish for a while. On the way back, we didn’t take the mountain road of blueridge pkwy, it took one and a half hours to get there on the highway.
After checking out on the last day, we decided to visit the toy store Dancing Bear Toys in Asheville. Charlotte's Toys&Co closed down about last month, and my brother has been talking about it for a long time. It was a hard work for the children who accompanied us into the mountains for a few days. The brands in the toy store and the toys displayed outside were basically the same as Toys co, and the area was about the same. The two kids were excited to find a familiar feeling. After that, we went to Red Ginger for lunch, and after a short stroll downtown, we headed back home~
Experience summary: When taking your baby out for hiking, you should prepare snacks and activity in the car in advance. Be prepared that the baby may appreciate our inactivity. The immobile natural scenery is not particularly cold. Make time arrangements more flexible, and pay attention to arranging activities for your children. When entering the mountains, you should check the places to eat before the mobile phone navigation signal is lost, or directly make sandwiches or lunch boxes and go into the mountains. Bring extra clothes in the car to prevent the temperature difference between the mountain and the mountain or children from getting their clothes wet or dirty.
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