Valle Crucis, NC

After Leaving Staunton in early January, we headed south to North Carolina and spent the night in Boone. I wanted to show Anna and Set where I went to college. But, alas! Appalachian State has grown so much in 50 years that it is hardly recognizable. Who would have guessed?

Not far from Boone is the very small wide spot in the road called Valle Crucis. the main features here are few B&B's and a tavern and this general store. It was the first here and remains a central attraction.

I have an album by Doc Watson whose cover shows him in front of this place. He used to sit here on the front stoop and play his guitar. In monochrome, it is difficult to tell if anything has changed in the last 100 years.

This old RC cola sign is a real reminder of my childhood. Many people, especially older folks, drank this when I was small. But they lost to the marketing wars of Coke and Pepsi and are no more. 

The Esso brand of gasoline is also long gone, subsumed into the Exxon behemoth.