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NC Travel Guide: Drive the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway

Travel the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway from Highlands to Almond in Western North Carolina and make your choice. Enjoy a peacefully scenic drive through the Nantahala Forest and pass the byway’s namesake waters...

North Carolina Travel Guide: Take the Dog

Below is a list of pet-friendly locations in North Carolina, as referenced in the 2007 Blue Ridge County Almanac:

Biltmore: The Caretakers

"Into whose hands will the future carry this estate?" --William Field, gentleman farmer, philanthropist and friend of George Vanderbilt, in a letter to his mother, 1896

30 By 3:00

“How about 30 by 3:00?” I ask my wife Elaine as we launch from the Hartzog Ford Road low-water bridge. “Aren’t you just a tad optimistic?” she poses back. On many rivers, Elaine would be right to doubt our ability to hear or see 30

Asheville: North Carolina Weekend Getaway

An employee of Malaprop’s (in my opinion one of the finest bookstores in the Blue Ridge) told me about the Asheville Urban Trail – a jaunt of a different kind. Its 1.7-mile length meanders along downtown streets, taking in 30 sites...

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NC Travel Guide: Drive the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway

Travel the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway from Highlands to Almond in Western North Carolina and make your choice. Enjoy a peacefully scenic drive through the Nantahala Forest and pass the byway’s namesake waters...
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North Carolina Travel Guide: Take the Dog

Below is a list of pet-friendly locations in North Carolina, as referenced in the 2007 Blue Ridge County Almanac:
George Vanderbilt opened the Biltmore Estate on Christmas Eve 1895; construction had lasted six years.

Biltmore: The Caretakers

"Into whose hands will the future carry this estate?" --William Field, gentleman farmer, philanthropist and friend of George Vanderbilt, in a letter to his mother, 1896
Among the species paddlers might spy on the float: yellow-billed cuckoo. Birds are abundant on North Carolina’s South Fork of the New River.

30 By 3:00

“How about 30 by 3:00?” I ask my wife Elaine as we launch from the Hartzog Ford Road low-water bridge. “Aren’t you just a tad optimistic?” she poses back. On many rivers, Elaine would be right to doubt our ability to hear or see 30 birds...
The Transylvania County Courthouse in Brevard.

Asheville: North Carolina Weekend Getaway

An employee of Malaprop’s (in my opinion one of the finest bookstores in the Blue Ridge) told me about the Asheville Urban Trail – a jaunt of a different kind. Its 1.7-mile length meanders along downtown streets, taking in 30 sites...
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