Happily Back to Writing!

I have to say that I’m happily back to writing after taking the time off!

Brown and white horse at a fence by the road.

This beauty came to the fence to say “Hi”

Country road with trees that have red leaves. I love that I can tell you about this since Happily Back to Writing!

Autumn Colors in Western South Carolina

Time off certainly implies a vacation. But when you travel full time in your RV, pretty much every single day is a vacation. While we do live our everyday lives pretty much like those of you who are grounded, we tend to go site seeing and to special festivals and events every week. That’s the beauty of living in new places. There’s lots to learn and explore.

Autumn Leaves

Rock formation with trees and lawn on our route.

Brief stop on our scenic route.

Luckily the businesses that Steve and I are involved in to fund our travel addiction, can be worked from absolutely anywhere. And somehow we manage to blend work, travel and everyday life.

Brown wood sign with white letters welcoming you to Caesars Head State Park.

Welcome to Caesars Head State Park

Steve standing next to a wood carving of a mama and baby bear at the State Park Visitors Center. Happily Back to Writing!

Steve makes friends wherever we go!

But I have to admit that when my computer crashed I had a total meltdown. I just did not believe it would be fixable. Thankfully I was very wrong. And that vacation time that I took was so I could delete all of the unwanted files from my computer. Now my Mac is running much faster and I am breathing a great big sigh of relief!!!

Mountain vista with leafless tree on right.

Caesar Head State Park

Rolling mountain vista with blue sky and puffy white clouds.

Looking out over Pisgah Forest in the Tennessee Valley

However I learned something very important during that down time. It is far too stressful to manage two blogs all by myself. So here’s what I have decided to do. I am going to continue to post here, on The Traveling Locavores, once a week on Mondays. I will reserve Thursdays for the occasional post with updates about working on our journey.

Mountains and valleys covered in trees with multicolored leaves and blue sky. Happily Back to Writing!

Peaks and Valleys of Caesars Head

White houses on top of a mountain looking out at a canyon and beyond. Happily Back to Writing!

Living on the Edge

Now, back to telling you about our beautiful journey. Before the great computer crash of 2025, I was sharing about amazing and gorgeous western South Carolina. Back in November we were visiting our son and his bride of 19 years in Pickens, SC.

Me, standing by a brown wood sign for Hooker Falls Trail because I'm Happily Back to Writing!

Pointing the way to Hooker Falls

Holly bush with red berries in the woods.

Holly Berry

One spectacularly beautiful day we decided to take our kids’ advice and take the drive across the border to North Carolina. The last of the Autumn leaves were in full color in every shade from crimson to pale yellow. We loved the scenic drive to Caesars Head State Park and the Dupont State Recreational Forest.

Tree roots along the ground look like they're holding hands. I'm so Happily Back to Writing!

Trees “Holding Hands”

Flat rocks in the water near Hooker Falls. I'm so Happily Back to Writing!

Stepping Stones

With many stops along the route for photo ops, our trip took about an hour to get to the Hooker Falls Trail, that Brian and Eve had raved about. After about a mile and a half hike filled with lots of hills and valleys we came upon the falls. I don’t know for sure if it was the view, or the hike, that left us completely breathless. If only we had brought a picnic with us! It was the most idyllic spot!