Tag: Garden + Gun

  • Day Trip to Boone?

    I’d probably be too scared to take the plunge, but this seems like the cooooooolest thing ever. (Especially after watching last week’s episode of Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory where he installed his own zip line in his massive warehouse/office complex).

    From Garden & Gun via email:

    GO SOUTH
    Zipping Along

    Believe it or not, zip lines (those cables youth campers attach themselves to to go whizzing across a lake or valley) have grown up. This spring, Scream Time Ziplines just outside of beautiful Boone, North Carolina, will send adult riders (and kids, too) zooming above some of the prettiest topography in the South.

    You start out by taking a 1972 six-wheel-drive army transport vehicle to the top of a local peak. From there you don a harness and attach yourself to a series of zip lines (the longest east of the Mississippi River) that crisscross down the valley. On the way you’ll have a bird’s-eye view of Boone, Appalachian State University, and all manner of flora and fauna. Just remember to open your eyes.

    Sweeeeeeet!

    Check out Canopy Tours in NC, SC, and FL!

    Maybe I’ll make this my push my boundaries experience for the year…

    PSYouTube videos from the experience!

  • Southern Favorites: Biscuits

    I am a biscuit fan – big time. I was beyond upset when my $15.00 Bojangles combo at Bank of America Stadium this past weekend for the UNC vs. WVU bowl game did not include a biscuit. (Seriously – wtf?!)

    Naturally, I think this Biscuit of the Month Club highlighted in an email from Garden & Gun (it’s one of my inbox favorites – make sure you get on the list) sounds a-may-zing.

    I’m also super excited about the forthcoming The Flying Biscuit Cafe to Cameron Village – which I’ve been told actually does some of my favorite southern staples like biscuits, gravy, and grits (not to be confused with G.R.I.T.S) right! I’ll be sure to post an update as soon as it opens and I give it a try myself.
    (Image Source: GoGoRaleigh.com)
    Anyone tried either of these southern favorites?

  • New Blog on the Block

    Garden & Gun.

    It’s not really “new” per se, but it’s new to me (and clearly wasn’t very obviously evident on their site when I did my original G&G post here or I would’ve Google Reader subscribed then, duh).