Howdy all,
Goin' down south to visit the out-Laws, who have recently relocated to the Asheville NC area (just a bit south of it, actually) in mid-April. Sweet.
Apparently we're having Easter dinner at the Biltmore. Cool.
Wanted to get some input from ST as to must-do riding and running destinations, great places to hike, and also just some good touristy things to see and do.
From a search here I turned up that Mt Mitchell is just up the road, so that might be "fun" to try - but I also ascertained that there is a section of the Blue Ridge Pkwy* (edited) that got washed out, what impact does that have on our options? Any particularly noteworthy sections of the BRP that we shouldn't miss? Good places to eat/drink? Decent places to (gack, I can't believe I'm asking this) swim?
We're bringing the road bikes, but would be willing to rent MTB's for a day if there's some particularly awesome riding to be had of that sort too.
Thx in advance for any input!
-M
PS - we'll be finishing up our stay at the same time that Powerman NC is happening. Is that a worthwhile race to look into? It seems a bit "easy" for what I would expect from a "Powerman"-type event. It's only a bit over 3 hours away from Asheville, so I've already started working on the S.O. to see if she'll let me go play, being that we're practicaly gonna be in the neighborhood and all anyway ;-)
float , hammer , and jog
Goin' down south to visit the out-Laws, who have recently relocated to the Asheville NC area (just a bit south of it, actually) in mid-April. Sweet.
Apparently we're having Easter dinner at the Biltmore. Cool.
Wanted to get some input from ST as to must-do riding and running destinations, great places to hike, and also just some good touristy things to see and do.
From a search here I turned up that Mt Mitchell is just up the road, so that might be "fun" to try - but I also ascertained that there is a section of the Blue Ridge Pkwy* (edited) that got washed out, what impact does that have on our options? Any particularly noteworthy sections of the BRP that we shouldn't miss? Good places to eat/drink? Decent places to (gack, I can't believe I'm asking this) swim?
We're bringing the road bikes, but would be willing to rent MTB's for a day if there's some particularly awesome riding to be had of that sort too.
Thx in advance for any input!
-M
PS - we'll be finishing up our stay at the same time that Powerman NC is happening. Is that a worthwhile race to look into? It seems a bit "easy" for what I would expect from a "Powerman"-type event. It's only a bit over 3 hours away from Asheville, so I've already started working on the S.O. to see if she'll let me go play, being that we're practicaly gonna be in the neighborhood and all anyway ;-)
float , hammer , and jog
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Murphy'sLaw: Mar 20, 06 14:26