The Wandering Disciple

This rustic cabin in the woods was once the ranger station of the nation's first forestry school. In 1895, George Vanderbildt brought Carl Scheck from Germany to oversee his vast forest at this Biltmore Estate near Asheville. They would later found the Biltmore Forest School, the first forestry school in the US. This two story cabin became the home of Ranger Gillespie and his wife. The home along with other historic structures from the Biltmore Forest School can be seen today on the Biltmore Campus Trail, part of the Cradle of Forestry in America located within the Pisgah National Forest. (Photo: June 14, 2017)

This rustic cabin in the middle of the Pisgah National Forest was once the ranger's cabin for the Biltmore Forest School.  This large tract of land on the Biltmore property was home to the first forestry school in the country.  Today the heritage of the school and its accomplishments are the centerpiece of the Cradle of Forestry in America.  (Photo: June 14, 2017)

Asheville, North Carolina:  Today was bonus day on our summer road trip.  We had originally planned on heading home, but instead we extended our trip by a day.  So with nothing hard scheduled today, we decided to wing our itinerary. After breakfast at the hotel, we decided to hit the Blue Ridge Parkway and head south to the southern terminus in Cherokee.  We got lost a bit getting to the parkway, but it was nice to see other areas in Asheville.  It is easy to see why the town has won so many awards. Once we reached the parkway, we began our journey southward.  Along the way, we stopped at each of the overlooks, just taking in the beauty of the region. During our journey, we reached the town of Brevard where we got off the parkway and headed into the Pisgah National Forest.  There were a few things we wanted to see within the forest, however I forgot the list in the hotel room so in the spirit of the day, we just decided to wing it again. One...