Chimney Rock Park in North Carolina

One of our first stops in NC was to see the famous Chimney Rock. You can climb up all the steps or you can use the elevator. Unfortunately, it was too late for us to go up there, the park was closing in 20 minutes already.

This is a close up of the rock with the U.S. flag, a very impressive block. (See more photos in the links below).

A little creek down in the valley with not enough water. The reason is the big dryness they have up there. I have seen a big sign written by a church: "Pray for rain" - and that tells it all!

Chimney Rock Park, just 25 miles from Asheville, boasts that it has the "best of the North Carolina mountains in one place." For the last 100 years, tourists have journeyed to see this 500-million-year-old towering monolith, and the park's "one-stop shopping" for what the mountains are loved for: dramatic scenery, exhilarating hiking trails, rare plants, native wildlife, and one of North Carolina's highest waterfalls (featured in the movie The Last of the Mohicans).

Chimney Rock Park
is the natural fulfillment of your trip to the mountains. Take a deep breath of refreshing mountain air, become invigorated by our hiking trails, and let your cares fade away in the cool mists of Hickory Nut Falls. This is the perfect place to reconnect with nature and spend time with family and friends. The Park, located 25 miles southeast of Asheville, North Carolina, offers the best of the mountains in one place-spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, a variety of special events and much more.


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Early signs of coming fall in the hills of NC ?


Hello my friends,

Yes, I'm back again from my sojourn up to the North Carolina mountains.
It was a short but wonderful trip!

I've enjoyed the mountain air, saw the beautiful view of the Blue Ridge Mountains, I have seen majestic water falls. It was great to see the famous Chimney Rock and Lake Lure. As a Swiss of course I had to visit the region of "Little Switzerland", I have seen some of Ashevilles pretty galleries and I have seen also the railways in Saluda. I ate great food and met a lot of friendly people up there. It was even hard to come back to the lowcountry again, to be honest - I'm missing the mountains already! :-)

I'll bring up here on my blog from time to time some photos I made from this travel trip to show you the beauty of North Carolina.