Take your time getting to the BRP. Leave are changing late this year. Natchez Trace is a nice to travel. Check it out.
Plan your BRP travel week days and you will have a lot less people to deal with. Weekend traffic gets heavy.
Near Devil's Courthouse check out Black Balsam/Sam's Knob side road. 6000+ peaks and views with a short walk. Pisgah Inn for a lunch stop/camping. Asheville has lots to see with a KOA on the east side of town. Mount Mitchell, Grandfather Mountain and the swinging bridge. West Jefferson is a good side trip above Boone.
Wish I had a month to do it...
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