A nice time to be in TN. Glad you got out of there before Hurricane Helene came to visit. I enjoyed all the photos from your road trip. The best way to see the lay of the land.
@randystreat thank you, actually I went after hurricane Helena. We were actually supposed to be at my daughters vacation condo they just purchased and went for their anniversary. This was in Eastern North Carolina in the mountains in Yansay County. They were supposed to fly out but their flight home was cancel so they thought they would stay in their place a couple days. The hurricane came and the area was devastated. The mountain road in front of their place was demolished and there were totally broken road, mudslides and sink holes on the edge of a mountain cliff. Properties crushed and flooded in, no power, cell service or anything. But it was like a bubble over their own place and even the rental car remained safe. The challenge was how to get down the mountain with the roads gone. The locals did fill in one of the sink holes, and my daughter and son in law did a dangerous drive dodging the pot holes and going over mud slides. They were told there was no way out of the area and ran into a pastor who gave them one idea they could try. My daughter literally thought she was going to die. My husband and I were originally planned to go to their place shortly after they returned but that is not possible. We ended up in Townsend TN which didn't have any problems other than some rain.
I don't live too far from Yancey county; east down the mountain. We had damage here but nothing like the mountains and Asheville. I'm glad their property was not damaged and they were able to leave safely.
