I have been looking forward to this weekend for over a month now. I’ll be leaving right after work to head to the beautiful Pisgah National Forest. I’ve been listening to bluegrass music all week just to prepare and I feel like I’m ready to go.

We camp right next to the Davidson River about a 1/2 mile up the trail from the Fish Hatchery. However, it seems that about 80% of the time that I go, it rains. And a couple of times, it has poured rain (once was the outer band of a hurricane and it was miserable).  It may very well rain from the time we get there tonight until we leave Sunday morning, but there is still hope. Even if it rains, there will no place I’d rather be. Right now it on weather.com, it says that there is a 40% chance of rain from the time we arrive until we leave.

The current header on the top of the blog was taken on my last trip. It’s a picture of the Davidson River as the sun was rising. Morning is by far my favorite time of the day while I’m there as you can see the sunlight coming up and through the trees. It’s absolutley beautiful.

If you’ve never been up to Brevard or the surronding areas, you’ve got to go. Even if you’re not a hiker, hit the Blue Ridge Parkway and drive until you just can’t afford gas any longer (which may not be too far since gas costs $10/gallon. The Parkway is awesome though and I really could spend hours driving along. One of these days I’d like to take a week long vacation and drive along the entire parkway from start to finish camping and exploring along the way.

So, pray that we don’t drown this weekend and that we have dry pillows and clothes. I’ll have some pictures up upon our return.