Kilted in the snow down south

[creativeaccents]

Ah yes, the snow-enabled holiday. A festive time. Good time to wear a kilt.

Bellfree,
It was great to see something from Lake Lure, one of the most beautiful spots on earth. I used to live atop the mountain there on Sidney Lanier Road, where I wrote my first four books. Remember some winters lokking down the mountain over an ice covered wonderland. Have you ever seen what I caklled the old fort that is back in the woods near the top of Sidney Lanier. There is a VERY old roadbed made of huge hand hewn granite blocks and what appears to have been some kind of a gun emplacement up on the mountain. I doubt that anyone other than myself even know it's there. Has to be pre civil war era.

[Bellfree]

Bellfree,
It was great to see something from Lake Lure, one of the most beautiful spots on earth. I used to live atop the mountain there on Sidney Lanier Road, where I wrote my first four books. Remember some winters lokking down the mountain over an ice covered wonderland. Have you ever seen what I caklled the old fort that is back in the woods near the top of Sidney Lanier. There is a VERY old roadbed made of huge hand hewn granite blocks and what appears to have been some kind of a gun emplacement up on the mountain. I doubt that anyone other than myself even know it's there. Has to be pre civil war era.

It is 15 outside and the breeze is blowing. Snow still lies on the ground. I'm thinking of taking a walk in my tank as soon as the sun comes up!

Creativeaccents, your fort may have been part of the Confederate defense of Asheville. Gen. Stoneman raided Western NC (after Lee surrendered; news traveled slow) and was repulsed trying to get to Asheville from Black Mtn and so detoured to Rutherfordton to come up the Hickory Nut Gorge Gap which was less well defended. There are lots of other stories that might account for it too, but that's for another thread.

Give me a call if you come up our way again. Kilts are not unusual in these parts; even our Mayor is kilted!