Friday. Team members arrive in Raleigh and we meet at a local restaurant, the Lynnwood Grill.
Saturday. Breakfast the the Heavey house, and then we drive from Raleigh to Seven Devils. It is Tom's 60th birthday today and the gang celebrates.
Sunday. We start at Grandfather Mountain, but when the weather threatens we go to Linville Falls instead. We go from there to Linville Caverns. Finally we stop for a tasting at the Linville Falls Winery.
Monday. In search of a disc golf course we travel to Roan Mountain Tennessee. A bit off track at first we visit Roan Mountain State Park. We hike the Peg Leg Mine Trail, and then the Cloudland Trail. But the disc golf is not located in the park. The park ranger tells us where to find it so we proceed back to town and we stop for lunch at Happy's Cafe. Finally we play a round at the town disc golf course.
Tuesday. Whitewater rafting on the French Broad River. We get a ride from the River and Earth Adventures guides from Seven Devils to Hot Springs, NC.
Wednesday. Since we got rain checks when we visited Grandfather Mountain on Sunday, we headed back to hike the ladders and cables trail. Though there was no threat of rain, the fog prevented us from getting any good views.
Thursday. Although we had originally planned more challenging mountain biking, for today the trip was redirected to the Virginia Creeper Trail.
Friday. Still in search of a great disc golf course, we realized that the course in Ashe County Park in West Jefferson was really not far.
Saturday. We clean up and head for home.
