As the winter months approach us, thoughts turn to celebration with family and friends. What better place to honor the spirit of the season than in the iconic Blue Ridge Mountains — known around the world as one of the most cherished and storied holiday travel destinations. Visiting a mountain town like Banner Elk in all of its glory is something that must be experienced once in this lifetime. However, there is a lot to explore during your visit, so you might not be able to accomplish everything in one trip. This gives you the perfect excuse to return to sooner rather than later. The following photos were taken last year during the winter months:
This post is part two of a four-part series that examines “the seasons in Banner Elk, North Carolina”. I highly recommend staying at the Banner Elk Winery & Villa if you should find yourself in this part of the High Country no matter what time of the year it is.
Love Banner Elk. My grandma is from Florida so she goes to NC during the summer when its too hot. I have such fond memories of the time I spent there. The Blue Ridge mountains are an amazingly beautiful and peaceful place. Grandfather mountain is worth a visit if your in the area!
Thanks so much for your awesome comment! So delighted that you love Banner Elk as much as I! What great memories you have!!!
These photos make me look forward to winter. LOVE the photo of you and your husband. They are actually all amazing as usual!!!
Awww thank you so so so much!
I love the shot of the icicles, and you are just the prettiest snow princess there is!
Awww I love you haha!
It looks so chilly, and beautiful, and romantic!
Yes X three! 🙂
Oh wow, Andi!! This post made my raised-in-Northern-Canada heart happy. 🙂 It looks cold, of course, but SO beautiful!! I’d love to squirrel away in a warm, cozy room after a day of tramping through the woods. So gorgeous. 🙂
Awww I’m glad you loved these photos! But, you’re entering Spring, right? That’s a gorgeous season too!!!
Lovely winter photos! Though we’re not sure we’re ready for winter yet – we’d like another blast of summer here in western Canada…
Hahaha well I hope it comes slowly to you this year then!
Just extraordinary photos, as usual. And loved seeing the snap of you and your Argentino in among them!
Awww thank you love!
I reallllllllllllllllllllly hope it snows more than it did last year! We hardly got anything!
Agree, same in Charlotte! Nothing!!!
Oh my goodness, Andi! These photos are stunnnnnning! It’s beautiful there! This definitely just made it to my vacation destination list.
And you are SO pretty!
Awww thank you so much for the compliments on the photos and myself, you made my day! You must visit Banner Elk, you’d LOVE it!!!
You two look so cute all bundled up for the snow!! I missed out on an entire winter this year, so I’m excited to see a little snow 🙂 Elk banner sounds like a home away from home for me!
Awww thank you!!! We were SO cold when we took that pic! Hope you can make it to Banner Elk one day, I think you’d love it.
wow! seriously beautiful photos-almost felt like i was there. and such a pretty picture of you as well! i have always wanted to visit north carolina.
Thank you so so so much!!! What a lovely thing to say! Please come and visit NC! 🙂
mmmm banner elk
Hahaha!
that sunset!! What a beautiful place!
It’s such a magical place!
Wow, for a second I thought it was already snowing where you are! Great photos!
Haha not quite yet!
You and Lucas in the snow is possibly the cutest thing I’ve ever seen!
Hahahaha you are biased! I love you for saying that though!!!
Thank you gorgeous!!!! XO
That has me so excited about going to the mountains for Christmas!
Wahoooo!
Oh wow! It looks cold and beautiful! Thanks for stopping by!
Yes and yes! You’re welcome!!!
Winter looks so lovely through your lens Andy!
Thank you sooo much! XO
This made me excited for winter, too. I love the combination of warm horizon and snow in that one photo of you. How fun to see among snow and ice!
We barely had any of a winter last year in Charlotte. I think I took out my heavy coat once. I’m hoping we get a real winter this year and we don’t have to go the mountains to experience it haha!
I want to see snow! Emma’s first trip to the snow will be my first also haha. I love the shots my favorite is the third pic!
I love that you will experience something together for the first time! I want you to visit so badly during the winter so that we can take you to the mountains!!!