Three day getaway before returning to Fletcher to finally try to achieve insure VivalaVida in my name. Nearly four weeks of endless steps and still nothing!

So to change my mind, I started with two days to North Mills River in a “primitive campground” spread along a “dirt road” forest on the banks of the Mills River. I took the opportunity to make two great moutainbike rides, one with Jonathan and Janet, a couple who came in a nearby location in an ambulance transformed into camper.
 
 
Primitive campground ai North Mills River
 

 
 
Good european breakfast 😀
 

 
 
The Mills River in the morning
 

 
 
Stump…
 

 
 
Dirt road…
 

 
 
 
Saturday evening, I wanted to meet a part of the team met on the 4×4 weekend 4×4 in Hot Springs. Nice evening in a Live Music pub with a few glasses of cider. Sunday, I went up to Max Patch, a summit of the Appalachian which has the distinction of being peeled. No one really knows why, a fire destroyed the trees from top hundred years ago and since the forest has not recolonized. There is thus a meadow surrounded by forest that make me think to the Ardèche, chestnut less. While the sunset seemed promising, bad weather announced Monday arrived two hours early, ruining my wait on the summit anyway nicer and windy…
 
 
“General Store” on the road to Max Patch
 

 
 
The trail- a very small part of the Appalachian Trail – near the summit…
 

 
 
… opens over a large meadow…
 

 
 
… with gorgious 360 sighting
 

 
 

 
 
They are some very rares plants in North America there
 

 
 

 
 
A family joined me at the top to fly kites
 

 
 
Foggy end of day…
 

 
 

 
 
The trees begin to change color at this altitude. My descent into the forest was colorful …
 

 
 
Cross your fingers that I finally get my insurance and I can get me started… 😉