Stiles and Pastures

For the past three days, we’ve been closely paralleling the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock and Boone on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. I’ve lost count of how many stiles and pastures we’ve crossed so far. (We were even chased by cows in one!) But there’s something very comforting about staying in a “backcountry campsite” while still hearing cars driving the parkway.