This past weekend my bride and I travelled to Franklin NC to celebrate out 17th wedding anniversary. Part of the trip was a visit to the Scottish Tartans Museum and to pick up my new Isle of Skye kilt from Matt (there is another thread with those photos http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...hlight=newsome)

We spent a goodly part of Friday afternoon touring the museum and chatting with Matt and others as they entered the museum. After leaving, we headed to our bed and breakfast, 'The Franklin Terrace'



This building was initially built as a dormitory for a Methodist girls school and spent time during it tenure as a high school, a boarding house as well as it's new purpose as a B&B. During this time in Franklin was a large gem and jewelry show (apprarently, this area is known for precious and semi-precious stones). This made for very interesting conversations.

Our purpose in Franklin was to get away and enjoy each others company and to do a little hiking around some water falls. (one of my other passions besides kilts is photography and my wife indulges me in this)

The area south of Franklin toward Highlands and Cashiers is loaded with various waterfalls that are easy to get to. Some of them require a bit of a hike to get into (although, not as strenuous as some here might consider an easy day!) So, I will share our trip as we make our way south east

In this thread, I will share some of our photos and take you along for the ride. For any who are interested, these shots were taken whilst I was wearing my new box pleat!!!