Snowbird NC - April 2024

This was our first time going to snowbird since new ownership took over. It has been about 2 years. While it was not exactly the same it was pretty damn close and still absolutely wonderful. I think it was a bit more expensive but still worth it in my opinion for a short trip. We only did 2 nights which is great but 3 would be my preference. 

I'm not sure the food was quite as good but it was still amazing. My favorite was blackened trout and grits for breakfast! We had pretty good weather except for the ride home when it rained all day. We rode the Cherohala skyway and did a couple hikes one full day there. We love riding that rode. Perfect sweeping curves.

Instead of staying in the main lodge this time we stayed in the wolf cabins. Still super charming but a fancier shower and a hot tub on our back deck. It also has a front porch with rocking chairs looking out over the valley and mountains. Just gorgeous. I think this is my favorite place in the world to relax. Diane loves it too. Her favorite spot is the "summer room" which is a screened in room with a gas fire pit in the middle. It has really nice comfy coaches you can just sit on and read, talk or take a nap. I hope we get to go back in the fall this year.

Just arrived.

View from our porch looking down at main lodge and summer room.

that's why they call them smoky mountains! Love those mornings!

Loved our hot tub

I really enjoyed this shower head :)

Bryson City NC trip - Nov 2023

 Trying to catch up on sharing a few photos from Motorcycle trips. This one was back in November and we tried a new place in Bryson City North Carolina called Frymont Inn. It was a historic building and they provided meals like at Snowbird (Robbinsville NC). Not quite as fancy....but a bit cheaper which is nice. It has a very small, cute downtown with a railroad station that does Polar Express rides of the holidays. We didn't do it but maybe next time. The Inn was up on a hill looking over the city and you could hear the Polar Express music coming up from the town at night when you went outside. I thought it was pretty cool. 

In terms of riding....the trip was a bit of a bust. We got on the Blueridge parkway but it was so foggy it was dangerous and couldn't enjoy the ride. There was almost nobody on the rode but us. So we decided to just head back and enjoy the town and lounge at our Inn. The bar had a pool table which was kind of cool. Diane and I used it while having some beverages before dinner. Not as fancy as Snowbird but i would definitely go back. 

View from our room looking down over the city

We were on the 2nd floor on the right. These were separate cabins from the main lodge.

The town was decked out for X-mas.

Parked on the Blueridge parkway. It was a lot foggier than the pictures make it look.

Diane taking a pitstop before we turned around and head back to the Inn