Since we have lived in the North Carolina mountains full-time since May, I’ve been craving fall! It can’t come soon enough.
Here are my top 20 favorite activities—the ones I’ve been dreaming about—and now that we live here, I get to enjoy them all season!
- Bouldering at Hebron Rock Colony
- New River pumpkin patch and corn maze
- Boone Farmer’s Market
- Stopping to shop for antiques in quaint little shops (they are everywhere!)
- Smores on the fire pit
- Caramel apples at Kilwins’s in Blowing Rock
- Grabbing a pretzel (or the Falafel!) at Lost Province Brewing Co.
- Shopping for stocking stuffers in Blowing Rock (I like to get a jumpstart!)
- Mast General Store in Valle Crucis
- Apple Picking at The Historic Orchard at Altapass
- Dinner on the patio at Over Yonder
- Hiking, Hiking, Hiking
- The fall colors! Need I say more?
- A picnic on the grass by the New River
- Grabbing a Dutch Creek icecream
- Music in the Park at a variety of places!
- Spending time with the boys (Eben is off to grad school, but I look forward to him coming home for fall break!)
- Cozy movie night with the giant sliding glass doors open and the fireplace roaring
- Going for long bike rides!
- Sitting in the hot tub by the creek!
Do you have a fall family tradition that you look forward to? I would love to hear it. Leave a comment below!
Love riding on the Blue Ridge Parkway and/or visiting Asheville to take in the scenery and the lovely downtown. If we take a “Parkway” day, we always bring food so we can have a picnic on the side of the road!