We recently took a short trip to North Carolina, Highlands specifically. A long drive for four days, but it was a lot of fun anyway. We missed the peak of the fall leaf season by a few days, but the colors were beautiful.
Highlands, North Carolina is around 4000 feet in elevation, spectacular mountains and valleys surround. The town itself has a year round population of about 2,500, ballooning to 25,000 in season which is the summer. At times you would think you were in a suburb of Tampa or Lakeland, so many residents of those two cities have summer homes there. A small town, Highlands has one main street named, strangely enough, Main Street. It is a rich little town with very inflated real estate costs, and expensive shops. The only saving grace the town has is the scenery in my humble opinion. Actually that is a little harsh. I have met many nice locals, particularly through the Rotary Club and the Episcopal Church there. None the less, a nice place to visit for a few days and a nice place to leave.
Click on the link below for some pictures. Enjoy.
