Today, I decided to make a trip to Boone. Home of my Alma mater. I like to think I know the place pretty well. I did, after all, spend 4 years living there. Usually my trips to Boone are spent at football games, eating, or shopping. This time was a little different as I decided to do all the 'touristy' things that I was either too ashamed to do as a local or had not done in quite sometime. I headed South on the Parkway and just kept driving. I visited Crabtree Falls, Beacon Height and the Viaduct and I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed myself amongst all the out-of-state license plates and all. It made me realize how important it is to be a tourist in your city or state every once in a while. I so often take for granted all that my hometown, and the surrounding areas, have to to offer. Being a 'tourist' means being able to look beyond the everyday and appreciate what is right outside your front door. Your home, after all, is where the majority of your time is spent. If you can't be happy here, where will you be happy?
Here are some photos from my impromptu outing today.
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