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North Carolina is home to lots of natural beauty. From great skiing to long winded hikes, there is bound to be something that sparks your interest in the mountainous Midwest section of the state.

Here is some of the few beautiful places we visited while we where there.

Grandfather Mountain



Grandfather Mountain

Home to many awesome hiking trails, the park is very friendly to explorers; they will literally allow you to climb up to the edge of the highest peak of the mountain, and snap pictures like these.

Grand Father Mountain North Carolina





One of the main attractions is the swinging bridge that sits over 1 mile above sea level. It is quite an experience to cross it on a foggy day, as we did, and listen to the sound of the wind crossing the vertical metal slates of the bridge. It is quite the eerie experience!















Grandfather Mountain Mile High Bridge

They have a variety of wildlife habitats that you can visit, including animals like bald eagles, otters, elk, cougars and bears. Sadly, while we were there, the cougars were nowhere to be found and the bears where in hibernation, so we could not see them.





Grandfather Mountain Wildlife Habitats

Pisgah National Forest



Pisgah National Forest

While exploring and looking for adventure, we found the Pisgah National Forest. We drove a long, narrow winding road all along the Cane river. At one point we decided to stop, and take in some of the sights.

While there, we saw several groups of rafters going down the river. All we could think of is how cold the water was!

The Rigs

I was accompanied by a couple of Jeep guys on my trip to North Carolina. One with a beautiful, brand new Grand Cherokee Trail Hawk, and another with a badass built JK Wrangler.





NC Trip Offroad

We found some trails in a mountain that we could explore. I was leading the pack, and it became very evident then that i need to work on the brakes of the Spud.

All in all, this was an awesome trip. Mountains are my second favorite landscape right after the beach. Logically, after being in so many mountains, the next trip has to be to a sandy beach somewhere. Any recommendations?

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