Thursday, July 28, 2011

Blue Ridge Parkway / Julian Price Memorial Park

Saturday July 23 - Monday July 25

We arrived at Julian Price campground on a Saturday night and encountered our first crowded park service campground since beginning our journey on Skyline Drive several weeks ago. We still had no problem getting a campsite, just much less to choose from. This may be because this campground is on a lake which allows boating and fishing. Many campers had canoes, kayaks, and small fishing boats.

The highlight of this area was the Blue Ridge Craft Center, located in the former Moses Cone estate. Moses Cone made his fortune in textiles and built himself a mansion on the Blue Ridge on 3,500 acres. His two sisters were the Cone sisters who donated the wonderful "Cone Collection" to the Baltimore Museum of Art.
The Moses Cone Estate


We have decided to make this our last stop on the Blue Ridge Parkway, opting to head east to the outerbanks to join my brother and sister-in-law at the beach house they have rented for two weeks in Kitty Hawk, NC.
The Blue Ridge

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