EAT. STAY. SHOP. PLAY.
224 Westglow Circle
Blowing Rock, NC
828.295.4463
Gideon Ridge Inn
(photo right)
Gideon Ridge provides
intimate dining and
lodging in the mountains. Ten luxurious guest
rooms and a fine dining
restaurant located two
miles from downtown
Blowing Rock.
together a quick and
casual dinner party. As an
added bonus, the owner
recently opened a consignment shop across the hall.
Photo: Gideon Ridge Inn
Westglow combines the
amenities of a luxury spa
with a holistic approach
to health and wellness.
Their restaurant, Rowland’s, is very good.
Highway 321 Bypass
Blowing Rock, NC
828.406.2622
PLAY
Hiking
Our favorite hike is to
pack sandwiches and
head up the Nuwati Trail
to Storyteller’s Rock
where you can enjoy
spectacular views of
Calloway Peak. (Nuwati
translates to “medicine”
in Cherokee.) Located off
the Blue Ridge Parkway
at mile 299.9. Parking is
available at the Boone
Fork Parking Area. n
202 Gideon Ridge Road
Blowing Rock, NC
828.295.3644
SHOP
Mother Nature’s Produce
Located on the Highway
321 Bypass, Mother
Nature’s carries a broad
selection of take-away
casseroles, cakes and pies.
Makes it easy to throw
Claudia’s grandmother, Gladys Coker (left) with her sister Dorothy,
packed and headed out from Hartsville to Blowing Rock.
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