Postcards: A High Hampton Holiday

A long weekend in Cashiers, North Carolina.

I had never visited North Carolina until July of 2024. Wanting to take our kids on a trip that felt stereotypically ‘summer,’ it had everything we could’ve wanted. A similar situation occurred when we started tossing around ideas for a December trip this year.

While most people likely leave remembering the views of the mountains, I could never shake the cozy of the lodge that everything on the property runs through. Once I started imagining it draped with pines, spruces, and cedars with the holidays, I simply couldn’t stop.

Once we arrived with our older son in tow, all my dreams were confirmed. The tree was illuminating the entrance, it was hard to find a window without a wreath covering it, and the whiskey cocktails tasted like they were meant to be enjoyed there and there alone.

Both times I’ve left High Hampton, I’ve had an indescribable sensation of feeling closer with my son than I was before the trip. It’s a place where you have no choice but to take advantage of all that’s around you — but more important, all that’s not. You have to search to find a television anywhere. It’s easier to pick up and activity than it is to scroll your phone. Days soar by filled with fun, coziness, and memories made.

As you’ll see from the photos I took on this trip, I clearly cannot wait to go back.

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The Film

• Camera: Nikon Lite Touch Zoom 140 ED AF

• Film: Kodak Gold 200 35mm

Waking up to fog is never ideal when you want to photograph the property but the more I walked around, the more I was glad it existed.

Walk to the room.

A view from our side window.

The perfect nap weather.

“Point me to the fireplace!”

A tree I took two-hundred photos of.

We sat, yet did not play properly.

My case and point.

Told you I took a lot.

Seriously, I wasn’t joking.

One night after dinner, I spent about 30 minutes walking our hallway reading the old hotel registers from the 1950s. Most visitors were from Atlanta or The Carolinas with very few being from outside the south.

A bed I alway looked forward to get into.

Salgal too.

Morning.

Walking the docks.

Returning to the scene of our family photos from 2024 — he remembered.

Ripple in still water.

The reflections on the water never got old. How lucky we were to see the same beautiful view twice.

A sunset that made every guest wander outside.

I made this particular Postcards edition a free post for everyone because most of the film I took had the same view as a lot of my iPhone photos. As for recommendations on the property, you don’t need many — they take care of it all, I promise.

If you do have any questions, don’t hesitate to comment or message me.

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