Walking Guides and Trips
Trips
Every year, the park near my home has a huge holiday extravaganza called the Festival of Lights, which has dozens of ornate, holiday themed light displays.I thought it might be interesting to take pictures of the light displays without the actual lights. Obviously not as vivid as the actual light show, but it has its moments. Trip write-up at Two-Heel Drive.
History walk at Old Salem Museums and Gardens
Salem, North Carolina, United States
Walking | 2.9 miles
Walking | 2.9 miles
We spent a few hours at Old Salem Museums and Gardens, a history/tourist attraction in Winston-Salem, NC. Old Salem is the site of the original city the Moravians built in present-day Winston-Salem, NC. Nice place to stop in if you're a history buff or interested in the ways of early religious groups. Trip write-up at Two-Heel Drive.
Stopped in on Clingmans Dome, a half-mile walk up a fairly steep paved path to see the 360-degree vistas from the viewing tower. Writeup at Two-Heel Drive.
I ponied up my $4 for EveryTrail Pro -- works mostly as billed, though I did have one tracking freeze where it wouldn't resume tracking till after I rebooted my iPhone. My biggest gripe is with the iPhone camera, which seems to enjoy underexposing everything. By the way if you're a Tanglewood fan: trails are very muddy today.
My first visit to Tanglewood Park west of Winston-Salem. The park has an impressive range of amenities: stables, a small lake for paddling and fishing, two golf courses, three mountain bike trails, a put-in site for the Yadkin River Trail. Also, every winter it has a massive holiday lights display that is a must visit for folks in these parts. Not a wilderness park by any means, but it has lots of...
Flat, moderate out-and-back walk along the Salem Creek Trail in Winston-Salem. Write-up at Two-Heel Drive.
