Blue Ridge Parkway Asheville

Drive up the Blue Ridge Parkway (from Asheville) until the mountains disappear into the mist. My family always picks up a pizza to-go, finds a scenic pull-off, eats dinner overlooking the ridges, then wanders one of the nearby trails around sunset or twilight. It’s one of my favorite memories.

Keep an eye out for bears—they’re usually far more scared of you than you are of them.