Daytrip to Carl Sandburg home

The former home of Carl Sandburg in nearby Flat Rock, NC, is home to a nice 264 acre national park. You can tour the house and walk the surrounding farm, plus get in some decent hiking as well. Definitely recommended for a visit if you find yourself in the area.

Rhonda and Jack taking a rest on top of Glassy Mountain.


Looking up toward the main house.
The Sandburgs moved here from Michigan in 1945, paying the princely sum of $45,000 for the house, a large farm with barn and outbuildings, plus plentiful woodland acreage.

Among the possessions that made the trip were Mrs. Sandburg's prized goat herd and their 16,000 volume library. Every room in the house has at least one bookshelf, even the dining room.

Slideshow of pics here.