North Carolina — New Year 2017

North Carolina — New Year 2017

Ringing in 2017 in the North Carolina mountains — hiking, snow, and sledding. In Laura’s words.

pit stop

my main squeeze

Been thinking about you all day. Love you! 😘

Fun day of hiking now just waiting on the snow

It snowed on us this morning but we had another great day of hiking and exploring.

getting her sled on

SO. MUCH. FUN. Olivia was pretty hardcore today.

🌤️ Weather we had (Blowing Rock, NC): Highs around 46°F, lows around 31°F, with 3 rainy/snowy days (1.0”).

🏞️ National parks & monuments

NPS sites in and around this trip:

  • Blue Ridge Parkway — the NPS scenic road through the High Country.
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park — America’s most-visited park, a couple hours southwest.

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