Last summer (summer of 2022), I went on a road trip from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota. Here is an overview of the trip on google maps: I have shown Rapid City in the map here, since it is the nearest city to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Day 1: Drive…

“Once a year, go somewhere you have never been before” The title for this post suggests that both the Chimney Rock State Park and Lake Lure are at the same location geographically. In reality, they are close to each other, but can still be considered as two different destinations. Chimney Rock State Park in located…

Summer 2018. Hot weather and lots of free time – a perfect combination for a trip up north into the mountains and forests. Although technically it wasn’t that high in latitude to be called “north”, especially here in the US, but compared to South Carolina, it still was up north. I had been planning a…

The Fall Break of 2017, although not very eventful, ended with a nice trip to Grandfather Mountain State Park, NC. This trip took about 3.5 hours from Clemson, SC. We stopped at a couple of small towns to enjoy the beauty of the state of North Carolina. I took a picture at one of the…

I had been to the ‘lake’ part of Jocassee, which was a pretty straightforward drive, and that’s why, not a biggie. This time I decided to go to the Jocassee Gorges Wilderness Area. The view from the top over there was just sublime! Take a look: Well, I just found out about it when I…

Linville Falls is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The waterfall is a three-tier one and is a wonderful spectacle as it plunges into the Linville Gorge, sometimes termed as the “Grand Canyon of the Southern Appalachians”. The waterfall can be accessed through four hiking trails, three of which are located on one…