Bandits Roost COE, Wilkesboro, NC

Bandits Roost COE, Wilkesboro, NC

Arrived Monday morning early after a 30 mile ride from Stone Mountain and there were very few empty sites that were available for a week. We had reserved site A43 from the Internet and did a fabulous job of picking a good site again. In the afternoon we went to the laundromat, the air conditioned one with the wanted poster on the door. While waiting for the clothes we walked next door to the hot rod shop an was very impressed.

Wednesday morning we moved from A43 a 30 amp site to B71 a 50 amp site because of low voltage.

Thursday we went for a couple hour walk from the dam, then rode to Vanderpool's in Boone to visit Jim & Joanne, John & Lu went to the Mellow Mushroom for lunch. Rained on the way home.

Sunday it has been raining the last few days late in the afternoon so we haven't been walking the nice trail between the campground and the dam, but around and around the park interior roads. Today we went in town and walked on the Yadkin Greenway and other parts of it that are complete.

Stone Mountain State Park, Traphill, NC

Stone Mountain State Park, Traphill, NC

Monday 16 June 2008 We arrived early after about a 20 something ride from Warriors Creek in Wilkesboro up routes 268, SR1099 to SR1002 to Trarphill the best and direct route. There were a lot more people coming and going in the campground than I would have thought for the first if the week. The deer are thick here saw a heard of 16 plus more in the field down the road
Tuesday 17 June 2008 Cooled off nicely last night. Buddy & Patsy arrived at noon from Charlotte, NC, caught up on there travels, visited the Visitor Center, and had hand dipped ice cream at the Country Mountain Store down the road.
Wednesday 18 June 2008 Nice and cool this morning when we started our hike over and around Stone Mountain at 8:00 and we were back at 12:30 4.5 hours and enough steps to last for awhile.
Thursday 19 June 2008 Went for a nice walk we drove to the homestead parking area and walked Wolf Rock & Cedar Rock trail the views were as good or better than over the top of Stone Mt..
We went to Wal-Mart in Elkin the back way nice road and also found
Carol’s Restaurant on the way back to the campground.
Friday 20 June Jim & Joanne came by in the morning and we all went to lunch at Carol's in Austin, NC and it met all my expectations.

Warrior Creek COE, Wilksboro, NC

Warrior Creek COE, Wilkesboro, NC

Arrived Monday morning after a short 30 something mile ride, we first stopped at Ft Hamby a new COE park on the opposite side of the lake and decided we would rather stay at Warrior Creek or Bandits Roost.
It has been extremely hot, hope it changes shortly, a thundershower last night helped.
Lots of trails here, but to hot for mid day.
The Overmountain Victory Trail passes about 300 feet from our campsite and follows the route the the American Patriot army (900) took on their way to defeat the American Loyalist army (1000) at the battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina, in the fall of 1780. We walked some of the trail which has seen a few more footsteps since 1780 but we haven't made it to South Carolina yet.

Thursday June 12 We rode over to Boone and visited Jim & Joanne at Vanderpool's Campground. We at lunch at the Mellow Mushroom, http://www.mellowmushroom.com/ and highly recommend this place, the pizza was very good. There calzone would have been a challenge for even Troy to finish.