Fall is one of my favorite times of the year :) From stoking up a campfire to enjoy the crackling flames to relaxing and enjoying the spectacular colors of our surrounding mountains, there is something for everyone with Fall in the High Country.
Colors start to change at the higher elevations first, so plan your leaf viewing accordingly! Late September to the beginning of October will see color changes in elevations that are 5,000 feet above sea level and higher.
Grandfather Mountain with its' Mile High Swinging Bridge, located in Linville has breathtaking views, some great hiking, and a wonderful nature museum.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is always a great choice for breathtaking vistas and a scenic drive through the Fall colors. It offers a variety of hiking trails and picnic spots.
Linville Falls located at milepost 316.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway is the perfect area for hiking, enjoying the scenic views and hiking to the stunning falls. The Falls have two different hiking trails. An easy trail leading to the upper Falls area and a more difficult trail leading to the larger lower Falls area.
Kick off Fall in style with the Ashe County Museum of History - Autumn Leaf Festival - on Saturday, September 28th at the Museum. There will be historic demonstrations, children's activities, food, music, dancing and more! The Festival is free and open to everyone from 10 am to 2 pm.
For us the West Jefferson Antiques Fair marks the beginning of fall. This charming festival takes over downtown West Jefferson as it runs down the center of main street and into the surrounding side streets.
With a wide variety of offerings this is an outdoor antiques fair featuring numerous vendors of antiques (old and modern), collectibles, primitives and rare hard to find relics. There is also live music and several food vendors.
The festival is Friday the 20th from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday the 21st from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stroll through downtown West Jefferson and enjoy!
After another week of wonderful weather, we have some fun and interesting activities coming up over the weekend.
Did you know that the Mountains to Sea Trail stretches almost 1200 miles across North Carolina? The trail system is celebrating its 42 birthday over the weekend and will be offering hikes guided by NC State Park Ranger at Jeffress Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway on Saturday, September 7th at 10 am.
Our guests really enjoy shopping in West Jefferson and exploring the variety of shops, art galleries, restaurants and breweries. The West Jefferson Business Association is sponsoring the annual Scarecrow Contest. Scarecrows will be up by September 20th and stay up through November. Stroll around and pick your favorite!
In mentioning West Jefferson, we would be remiss if we didn't mention a new restaurant downtown - stop by Craft Bistro led by Chef Jared Yelton and and savor some of their wonderful menu items. Their scrumptious menu is here.
