Labor Day Weekend drive with the family - mountains or ocean?

[Mr. Ected]

Which way should I go?

BTW...I'm north of Atlanta...so Earl shouldn't factor into the equation too much.

[tigereye]

1. we went to the mountains of West Virginia last weekend to a lovely state

park - stayed at a rustic cabin. We went to lakes and mountains and mountain lakes this summer instead of the ocean, and I have to say it was very nice- cheaper than the beach, too!

[Mr. Ected]

2. Sounds lovely...never been to W. Va.

Not sure the old jalopy can make it that far!

[tigereye]

3. yeah, that's a bit of a haul for you - just a few hours from here in SW PA

what mountains are near Atlanta? I seem to recall people saying great things about Asheville NC- but that's probably a bit far. I have been to Gatlinburg, that was lovely too.

[Mr. Ected]

4. All within reach...just wondering...is it summery enough for the beach

...or autumny enough for the mountains?
I hate these tweener times.

[taterguy]

6. Still warm enough to swim in the ocean

The only un-summery thing is the kids are back in school so it's not as crowded.

[tigereye]

7. well it's been 90 up here for a while, but supposed to cool down with the rain

I dunno, a lot of folks I know go to the beach in September if they don't have school age kids..


Of course, there is the hurricane factor to consider. We used to go to Hatteras years ago - wild to see Earl bearing down on it. I never realized how far out the peninsula we really were there. It was worth it to see the Milky Way at night and it was so much less crowded that Nags Head.

[alphafemale]

5. Most beaches are probably going to be really crowded

Plus, if you're N of ATL the mountains are going to be much closer.

Unless you're talking about gulf coast beaches. But then again...