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North Carolina
Go climb a tree at the Earthshine Mountain Lodge From the March 26, 2001 Issue of New York 
Mostly, the Earthshine Mountain
Lodge, in North Carolina, is a place for nature lovers who've grown
past tents and sleeping bags, opting instead for everyday amenities
like firm beds, hot showers, and good food. For starters, it's a traditional
getaway in gorgeous rustic surroundings, with horseback riding, hiking,
checkers tournaments, and the chance to curl up before a stone fireplace
with old copies of Southern Living. But that's not all: Earthshine
has two elaborate, military-style obstacle courses in which guests
swing from rope to rope like Tarzan and clamber over rope bridges
and rope ladders strung through the treetops. It's amazingly invigorating,
and for kids, there's a very realistic "Pioneer Village" where they
can pick apples and make them into cider, eating wild buckberries
along the way, or throw an authentic tomahawk at a target in a replica
Cherokee campsite. Wholesome meals are served up three times a day,
with homemade breads and cider-smoked ham. Don't be surprised if co-owner
Marion Boatwright serenades you on fiddle or heads up a bonfire sing-along.
Anything is possible at this mountaintop retreat.-- RONA GINDIN |
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