Just Out for a Drive

Northeast...Hwy 21 to Blue Ridge Parkway N to Floyd, VA, then south to Galax via Hwy 221 and home to Olde Beau on Hwy 89 to Hwy 21 through Sparta...Along the way...Blue Ridge Music Center, Mabry Mill, Nancy's Candy Co Factory in Meadows of Dan, Town of Floyd

East...Through Sparta to Hwy 89 NE to Mt Airy then Hwy 52 N through Fancy Gap to Hillsville then west on Hwy 58 through Galax, VA to Independence, south on Hwy 21 through Sparta to Olde Beau...Along the way...Mt Airy, the inspiration for Mayberry; antique shops in Fancy Gap and Hillsville; downtown Galax; Historic 1908 Courthouse in Independence

West...US Hwy 221 through Sparta and Twin Oaks to West Jefferson to NC Hwy 194 through Todd to Boone, then east on US 421 to the Blue Ridge Parkway, take the Sparta exit and head south on US Hwy 21 back to Olde Beau...Along the way...New River State Park, Church frescoes in West Jefferson, downtown West Jefferson and the Ashe County Cheese Factory, downtown Boone

West by Northwest...US Hwy 221 through Sparta and Twin Oaks to West Jefferson, then back track slightly to NC Hwy 16 and travel north through Shatley Springs to the Virginia state line, at Mouth of Wilson, VA turn east on US Hwy 58 to Independence, VA and turn south on Hwy 21 to Olde Beau...Along the way...New River State Park, Church frescoes in West Jefferson, downtown West Jefferson, historic Shatley Springs, travel along the New River on Hwy 58, the Historic 1908 Courthouse in Independence

South...North on Hwy 21 to Blue Ridge Parkway through Glendale Springs, then south to Hwy 16, then east on Hwy 421 to North Wilkesboro and north east on Hwy 268 through Roaring River to Elkin, then north on Hwy 21 back to Olde Beau...Along the way...Thistle Meadow Winery in Laurel Springs, Fresco of the Last Supper in the Episcopal Church in Glendale Springs, Raffaldini Vineyards in Ronda, downtown Elkin