- North Carolina, May 4-7, 2001
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- A North Carolina sojourn to celebrate my Father's 70th birthday...
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- Day 1
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- Leaving Seattle...
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- Day 2
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- My parent's and I drove from Charlotte up to the
Blue Ridge Mountains of
North Carolina. We had lunch near
Deep Gap,
Doc Watson's hometown...
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- We then headed down the
Blue Ridge Parkway to
Grandfather Mountain and
Linville. The Blue Ridge Parkway is as beautiful a road as any in
America, even when foggy and hazy...
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- We stopped at the
Linn Cove Viaduct, just below Grandfather Mountain's
summit...
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- And the day concluded back in Charlotte with a birthday feast for
Father at Sister Jan's home, the Casa de Hamilton...
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- Day 3
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- Downtown Charlotte with Hiroko...
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- At the Bayou Kitchen...
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Pete... |
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Randy... |
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- Day 4
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- On the Thompson grounds with Baby Ralip...
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- Leaving Charlotte for Seattle...
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Over
Charlotte... |
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Over Atlanta... |
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