Blue Ridge Parkway: Mount Mitchell

We drove to the top of Mount Mitchell, the highest peak East of the Mississippi River. The landscape changed drastically and it suddenly felt and looked like winter. It was pretty cold and windy at the top and we felt like we were up in the clouds. Luckily we found some hot chocolate to warm us up. All of the Fraser firs made it smell like Christmas!

Possibly the best family photo a stranger has ever taken. Everyone looking AND smiling.