After leaving Seneca Rocks we headed east via the back roads to the south end of Skyland Drive. We had driven the northern end before so this visit completed the rest of the drive. We were heading to the Skyland Resort for the evening. Enough tents and sleeping bags...tonight we would stay in a real bed. 
The area was simple beautiful. More vistas and much wildlife was all around us. We wondered around a bit stopping at the different overlooks. No real hiking was done today. Yesterdays adventures in WV had caught up with us. Today we blended in with the tourists. A little shopping was done then it was time to go find diner at the lodge. On the way to the we were surprised to find a jeep with a special reminder of one of our college buddies. That was "MINT."
After a good laugh we continued on our way. Michelle was happy because she was able to pick a vegetarian shepherds pie for her entree while I had turkey and mashed potatoes. Afterward we buzzed down to another lodge to check out the different gift shops and had desert while watching the sun go down. Tomorrow we would try 
another hike before heading back to DC to pick up D-Superfly.The next morning we awoke to a light drizzle. Not enough to dampen our spirits. We had a great breakfast of pancakes and blackberry syrup. Today's trek would be a short but rigorous hike up to the "On Top of Bearfence Mountain" earth cache. This was a pure rock scramble from the get go but not to bad. Upon arrival at the top we were presented with a 360 degree view of the surrounding area. I think we could see for 20-30 miles. After the hike it was time to get back to the real world. We headed off Skyline Drive in the direction of DC.
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