Brevard

When I growing up as a Boy Scout in the early sixties, a venue that was always popular and a highlight of the summer was the trip to Sliding Rock, outside of Brevard in the Pisgah National Forest.  It was always combined with a meritorious hike - minimum five miles -- to satisfy a merit badge requirement or equivalent in rank progression.  Then, you parked on the side of the road, scrambled down the bank;…