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The Beautiful Biltmore Estate/alight for Christmas

A travel blog entry by pykesonthego

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... and did a little shopping, too.

We also saw Mrs. Biltmore's beautiful Stevenson-Duryea Touring Car, which was parked behind the winery in a temperature-controlled room.

Our tour time was 5:45 pm, and although all the advance materials I had read said to be sure to get the audio tour headphones @$10, ...

Finding more Falls - more Fall Colors!

A travel blog entry by pykesonthego

We headed out hoping to find some waterfalls, armed with lots of information found online and using some of my apps.

As we got into North Carolina, and closer to the mountainous areas, ...

Goodbye TN, hello North Carolina & Virg

A travel blog entry by lukeandrebecca

... After the rain had passed we left TN through the park (the state line runs down the middle) and are so glad we waited for better weather. It was pretty spectacular. We were lucky we got to see it on such a beautiful day. It had been raining down where we were, but up in the mountains they'd gotten their first snow. Breathtaking. I wish my pictures did it more justice! Following our exit from the other side of the park we continued ...

Day 23 - Asheville - North Carolina

A travel blog entry by traceystravels

... in 1803. At Newfound Gap you can, if you choose, join the Appalachian trial, a 2174 mile (3498 km) long walking track that covers the whole of the Appalachian mountains. I did not choose, seeing the summit was just fine for me :) Once over the mountains and in North Carolina it was off to Asheville to visit Biltmore House. This is the most visited house in the USA. It was built in 1895 by rail tycoon George W Biltmore, and it is ...

Asheville, NC

A travel blog entry by porkchopexpress

... visited twice on our journey. Perhaps because it is close to Destin (home), but we really do love this campground and plus Todd gets to partake in the Fat Four mountain bike race this Saturday.

This past weekend we enjoyed campfires with our camp hosts, zombie paintball shooting, haunted trails, bike rides and lots of good grilling. The week will be filled with ...