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Aug 9, 2010 - Blowing Rock

INFORMATION FROM PAMPHLET: The Blowing Rock is an immense cliff 4000 ft. above sea level, over hanging Johns River Gorge 300 ft. below. The phenomenon is a so called because the rocky walls of the gorge form a flume through which the northwest wind sweeps with such force that it returns light objects cast over the void. The current of air flowing upward from The Rock prompted the Ripley's "Believe-It-Or-Not" cartoon about "the only place in the world where snow falls upside down." Visible from "The Rock" down the gorge to the southwest are...

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Jun 29, 2008 - Blue Ridge Parkway and Blowing Rock, NC

We left Hot Springs NC after our rafting trip and headed north via the Blue Ridge Parkway to Blowing Rock, NC. The views from the Parkway are amazing. The road is closed to commercial traffic (ie -- semis) and the speed is limited to 45 mph. Each turn reveals another amazing view of the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains. We skirted in and out of a thunderstorm -- lots of lightning and pouring rain, followed by semi-sunny skies. Our stop tonight is in Blowing Rock, NC. We had a very nice dinner "downtown". It is a charming place. We...

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Jun 7, 2008 - Blowing Rock, NC

We departed Roan Mountain, TN for Blowing Rock, NC. where we will spend the next 6 days in our time-share at Swiss Mountain Village. We have owned this time-share since 1981, my how time flies. Dan & Martha were kind enough to let us park our Motor Home in their yard at Roan Mountain while we spend this week in Blowing Rock. We plan to depart Blowing Rock on Friday, June 13 on our way to Cincinnati, OH where we will stay until June 22nd at East Fork State Park. Saturday, Jun 07: We left today for Blowing Rock, N.C. where we will spend 6...

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Nov 19, 2007 - Blowing Rock / Asheville, NC

We awoke to gray & foggy skies, so we did not hurry to be on our way. Here in the mountains, there is not much to see in these conditions and driving can be quite dangerous. When conditions improved, we headed down the road to Blowing Rock, a tourist mecca and resort town of small proportions. This is another example of a fading community that has reinvented itself with quaint shops, cafes and cozy B&B's dependent on one exceptional tourist attraction, "Blowing Rock". A Chickasaw Indian legend describes their view of this interesting rock...

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