We're having a heck of a heat-wave this week, so I'm getting a little bit of relief by gazing through photos of our recent visit to the mountains.
Triple digits here and how I long for the breezy, cooler mountain air!
Moses Cone Manor sits up high on the Blue Ridge Parkway
and from the porch you can spy Bass Lake down below.
and from the porch you can spy Bass Lake down below.
We often will hike the carriage road trail between the manor and the lake.
A nicely strenuous trek through dense forest, also enjoyed by people on horseback.
Then down to the lake itself where the paths are shared with other hikers, joggers, dog-walkers and of course, more horses. It's not unusual to see kids fishing (it's called Bass Lake, after all) and on this day, one resourceful woman was napping in a hammock set up lake-side. So peaceful.