THE BLUE WALL

THE BLUE WALL

The Blue Ridge Mountains plummet into the Piedmont along the Blue Ridge Escarpment at the North Carolina-South Carolina border. Karen and I have developed a passion for hiking this magic terrain to view the hundreds of waterfalls that splash down its dramatic cliffs...
SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN MORNING

SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN MORNING

500 million years of erosion have pummeled the peaks that once reared up to 20,000 feet in the Uwharrie Mountains. Within this ancient range, located 50 miles east of Charlotte, NC, is Morrow Mountain State Park. The park’s second highest peak, at 936 feet above...
24-YEAR LOVE AFFAIR ENDS

24-YEAR LOVE AFFAIR ENDS

It was love at first sight. We bought Karen’s Honda CR-V new in 1996 at a Ft. Lauderdale dealership. It was the first year of Honda’s revolutionary “crossover” vehicle. The four-wheel drive wonder went with us from Florida to Chicago, back to...