Keeping it real, keeping it cool, while remaining fairly wet in Watauga County | Eastern North Carolina Now

   Since the turn of the century, Moses Cone's farm has produced food and income for many families - at one time over 30 families were employed to keep this large tract of land viable. At one time the farm had 500 acres of tillable land, with around 32,000 apple trees planted into prosperous orchards.

Cows are still a big part of this Moses Cone farm, memorialized by the cycle of life that continues today. Look closely, and you will not only see the cows in this high pasture, but a young calf struggling for a drink of sustenance from his mother's teat: Above and below.     photos by Stan Deatherage
My wife was right about the Andrew Wyeth feel to the scenery. As we neared the end of our walk about the Moses Cone Memorial Park, I actually felt that I not only recorded a remarkable 2 hours with my camera, but that I too was a small part of a Wyeth scene - dark, damp, a certain "dry lostness:" Above and below.     photos by Stan Deatherage


   And now to return to the parking lot, near the Carriage House, where our trusty steed that brought us to this lovely place awaits, and hopefully to bring us here again. A little sunshine would be preferable next time.