Hate the Gates

YADKIN

1755′

(not quite #33/100 North Carolina county highpoints)

We begin this lovely day in Yadkin County with a splendid morning of birding.

From Yadkin Memorial Park in Yadkinville, it’s not far to the highpoint.

But oh, dear, once again we face a gated community with no access.

Plan B goes into effect!

A previous highpointer referenced another way in, from Vista Drive, so we drive back around to give that a try.

So here’s the situation. The highpoint is on a very long ridge, all privately owned, and they’re pretty serious about keeping us out. Unlike a similar situation in Davidson County, there isn’t even a vantage point to catch a glimpse of the highpoint.

But what is this I see?

Dynamis Estate Wines will WELCOME us in!

And we’d be happy to talk wine with you, Dynamis…

…and after we talk about wine, we would like to wander a little ways up the road to the county highpoint.

So, stay tuned for Part 2.

We will schedule a wine tasting with Dynamis Estate, re-visit Yadkin County, and at long last, complete this quest.