Category Archives: Blue Ridge Mountain activities

Virginia Creeper Bike Trail

The Virginia Creeper Bike Trail is an 18 mile trail along a former railroad track bed.   If you start at the top at Whitetop Station, the trail is mostly a gentle 5° downhill grade. There are a few companies that will rent you the mountain bikes and truck you up to the top of Whitetop.  […]

Julian Price Park

During our latest trip, we went out to the scenic Julian Price park to go canoeing and fishing. The lake was absolutely breathtaking! There was a quaint shop on the edge, where we bought “top of the line” bait. (Who knew fish liked corn?!) So, we geared up and set out on the pristine lake.  […]

Elk River Falls

Once in awhile, you happen upon a place that is such a perfect representation of an icon that you think eveyone knows about it.  We found the PERFECT summer swimming hole/waterfall! Elk River Falls is not well known to area visitors!  Which makes it a very special quiet place!  A short hike from the parking area, […]

Tubing down the New River

This summer has been brutally hot, so the family decided we would cool off by going tubing down the river by the cabin. The river was ice-cold, but once we got going, we couldn’t feel it anymore. The river was a bit slow and low, having been dry this season, but we had a great […]

Family Galore!

This summer, we invited my brother and his family to the cabin with us, so we packed nine people into our ten person cabin! It was so wonderdul having our whole family together in our little getaway!  Our kids are all within 10 years of each other, so they all had a great time together. We […]

Christmas Tree Farm

The weather was gorgeous during our time in Boone. It was sunny, but crisp and cool. The family took alot of walks and explored our river community. We walked down to the New River, which is a lovely stroll from the cabin. We walked across the wooden bridge that connects River Ridge 1 with River […]