Warren Mary Ellen
Ranger
Using Google Maps to get to Blue Bear Mountain Camp between Todd, NC & Boone, NC & we were told to turn on Brookshire Road because NC 194 had a section closed. First thing we see is the soccer facility for App State University & a sign that says “No Long Vehicles or Combo Vehicles.” So did we turn into the parking lot to see if we could continue or find another way? Reader, we did not do either of those things.
Brookshire Road is immediately twisting & turning. Next, it turns to gravel, but was a good surface so we continued forward without checking to see if this was a good idea. Another half mile or so and this was where it felt like it was about to hit the fan. Brookshire Road stops being a winding road & you start downhill. Reader, the road begins to narrow & there are no driveways in any more to turn into to turn around. Now the road surface begins to get a little crappy with some holes with water. The trees and the undergrowth are beginning to feel a little claustrophobic & about here is where the profanity in the Subaru Outback began to reach a crescendo. We are in the South & my Brooklyn born/Long Island raised wife & I have the talk, where I remind her I’m the one who has to speak if a problem pops up.
Finally, the road flattens & there is a creek next to us. Two parked vehicles next to the creek, I guess belonged to fisherman. Our penultimate obstacle was a right turn on to a wooden single lane bridge with no guard rails followed by a steep but paved climb to a stop sign. The roads met at wicked angle & there was no way to safely turn right towards our destination. The left we made was no picnic either. We were still on that steep hill & the cars coming from our right wouldn’t see us until the last second. With one final expletive, I floored our 6 cylinder Subaru Outback & we were safely made on to NC 194. Drove a mile in the wrong direction & turned around in the parking lot of Goober Peas County Store.
I’m not sure, but I’m beginning to think that sign was there for a reason. And Reader, NC 194 was not closed anywhere either. $*#@%
Brookshire Road is immediately twisting & turning. Next, it turns to gravel, but was a good surface so we continued forward without checking to see if this was a good idea. Another half mile or so and this was where it felt like it was about to hit the fan. Brookshire Road stops being a winding road & you start downhill. Reader, the road begins to narrow & there are no driveways in any more to turn into to turn around. Now the road surface begins to get a little crappy with some holes with water. The trees and the undergrowth are beginning to feel a little claustrophobic & about here is where the profanity in the Subaru Outback began to reach a crescendo. We are in the South & my Brooklyn born/Long Island raised wife & I have the talk, where I remind her I’m the one who has to speak if a problem pops up.
Finally, the road flattens & there is a creek next to us. Two parked vehicles next to the creek, I guess belonged to fisherman. Our penultimate obstacle was a right turn on to a wooden single lane bridge with no guard rails followed by a steep but paved climb to a stop sign. The roads met at wicked angle & there was no way to safely turn right towards our destination. The left we made was no picnic either. We were still on that steep hill & the cars coming from our right wouldn’t see us until the last second. With one final expletive, I floored our 6 cylinder Subaru Outback & we were safely made on to NC 194. Drove a mile in the wrong direction & turned around in the parking lot of Goober Peas County Store.
I’m not sure, but I’m beginning to think that sign was there for a reason. And Reader, NC 194 was not closed anywhere either. $*#@%
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