Mount Mitchell July 2006

A slideshow of my camping trip to Mt. Mitchell with wildflowers both on the mountain and on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Also, a side trip down to the valley (Marion, NC). Update: I made a mistake in this video. What I labeled as Bridal Veil Falls is actually Roaring Fork Falls on South Toe River Rd (SR 1205) as seen here www.ncwaterfalls.com/setrock1.htm . To get there follow instructions on the ncwaterfalls.com website.

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Travel & Events

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• Mt.
• Mitchell
• wildflower
• blue
• ridge
• parkway
• north
• carolina

[philipatoz]

Mt. Mitchell today is very open, but when Elisha Mitchell first explored it, in the early 1800s, he said he had to crawl through Rhododendron thicket bear trails on his hands and knees to reach the top. He also had to climb up into a large conifer to see off the mountain, it was so thick with spruce and fir. I've got video shot there 20 years ago around May 9 - over three feet of snow fell in one storm. Pretty amazing for a place in the deep south. In 1985 (?), the temp up top fell to 35 BELOW.

[pserpas]

@philipatoz I wish I could have seen it in the 1800's

[pserpas]

There are a couple of falls in NC called Bridal Veil, one in DuPont Forest and one near Highlands on U.S. 64. Both are nice, but the one in Highlands kind of dries up in the Summer. Look at my channel page to see links to pictures.

[HazelWolfOfTheSand]

^^ Elo!! We go to NC every 2 years and this is the year we go!!! (meh whole family)

Know who dis is?

IDK...LoL!!!

[pserpas]

Yes, I know who u r, lol!

[YoKoKiTTen]

Woah awesome vid. pserpas, you should make more NC videos, they are the best!

[HazelWolfOfTheSand]

Hey...Again! >:3 and great video!!

and lol I know who u are too!! Xp

[OMM06]

Thank you for sharing these lovely photos of the mountains!!

[BlueRidgePkwy]

Thank you for sharing your journey of the Parkway!

[r26y871]

Thanks for that video! Just plain ol' made me feel good! :)