The Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina live up to their name. There’s definitely a “blue ridge” everywhere you look!

We camped the first night in the Pisgah National Forest at Powhatan Lake near Asheville, North Carolina on the Blue Ridge Parkway. ($20 per night, water & electric hookups, with access pass or senior or America the Beautiful)

We explored Powhatan Lake while we were in the Pisgah National Forest.

The second night on the Blue Ridge Parkway we camped in the Cherokee Indian Reservation right on the edge of a stream.

We hiked part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and this is some of what we saw on the trail…

Pics from the road on the Blue Ridge Parkway….

The Blue Ridge Parkway in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina is a must see on your list of places to visit before you die.