Mea'Ola's Meanderings

Well, here is part two of our week-long trip to Banner Elk, North Carolina.  Today is Wednesday and mom said our hike today would be the longest one of the entire trip, 3.25 miles total. Like yesterday we started out on The Blue Ridge Parkway. Just before you get to Price Lake you arrive at the Price Lake Picnic Area which is our starting point. The best mom can find out is the elevation is the same as Price Lake, 3,400 feet above sea level. Since it is winter there were very few cars in the parking lot. This was going to be a 2-trail hike. Starting out on the Boone Fork Loop and then heading off on the trail to the falls. Shortly after we started on the trail mom commented that we startled two deer. I'm not really sure what they were because dogs don't jump like that.  Every day we have been here has been nicer than the one before it and this was no exception. Mom had worn a t-shirt and jeans and was getting hot.  The trail ran along side the river most of the time. Mom ...

Hey everyone, Mea'Ola here. I know it has been over a month since my last post but my mom works for an attorney and now that this Covid-19 thing is easing up some the Courthouses are opening up and trials are starting back up which means my mom is working super hard.  Anyway, in March mom booked us a really nice 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo on a mountainside in a town called Banner Elk in North Carolina. Mom told me that Banner Elk is in Avery County, which sits on the North Carolina/Tennessee state line and is the third county down from the Virginia/North Carolina state line. Mom used to live and work up here and loves to come back and see her friends and go hiking which is what we did this trip.  My mom is super thoughtful on our trips. The first thing she unloads is my elevated bowl set and then gets me fresh cold water. Next is my bed and my basket of toys. Then I get walked and she stays with me while I explore our temporary home.  Like back in January, I settled righ...