Heading for Cullowhee from Candler, we were looking for a way to avoid the hectic NC 107 and travel new roads. We found a great route via Google Maps. However, what we thought was a paved road turned out to be something entirely different.Trying to get to Old Cullowhee Road, Blanton Branch Road turned from paved to gravel, becoming Cane Creek Road, which turned to dirt. Taking us into the beautiful Nantahala National Forest. Glowing green with Spring... Isolated and wild with unknown terrain. Treacherous dirt road, cratered and slippery.
We tried to make it to the end, pressing on like wild explorers, but finally had to stop when we encountered a mud bog. Rather than risk being stuck in the mud, we turned around... begrudgingly, convinced that we were oh-so-close to our destination.
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