North Carolina LSA Adventure Flight

Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 04:15 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Flying cross-country from Florida to North Carolina for a long weekend getaway.

Our cabin view, Franklin, North Carolina.

Some of our trip’s baker dozen on a Saturday morning hike.

During our hike, we came upon…Christmas in April.

Someone had a sense of humor when naming this wall of water Dry Falls.

First Landings’ Adam Valencic takes a break … and isn’t so dry.

First Landings’ Chris Esposito and Nate Wishart take a photo opp at a “roadside” river.

Out for a Sunday ride on the Nantahala River.

A few minutes into our departing flight out of IA5, heading home for Florida’s flatlands.

Still heading south, now we’re in Georgia.

Part of our LSA flock, the SportCruiser, heading home.

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