Faraway Point

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07/29/2015

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05/07/2013

Heads up! We're giving away a Kindle Fire to one lucky fan. To enter, order an Asheville Travel Guides during the month of May. How easy is that? http://bit.ly/AVLKindleFire

05/07/2013

Who wants to give this a try?

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Sliding Rock is just down the mountain from the Blue Ridge Parkway and around the corner from Brevard, Asheville, Hendersonville and Black Mountain. While vi...

03/27/2013

13 Good Reasons to Visit Western Northern Carolina
this Spring and Summer...

March 21 – May 19 | Asheville
Stunning florals at the Biltmore's FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS.
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April 6 - 7 | Hendersonville
Do Tell STORYFEST features tall tales, verbal jazz and word smithing.
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April 13 - December 31 | Hendersonville
On display will be never-before-seen CIVIL WAR artifacts.
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April 13 | Brevard
North Carolina's answer to the Tour de France, The Assault on the Carolinas CYCLING RACE.
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April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23 | Brevard
4th Friday ART GALLERY WALK
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April 27 | Hendersonville
Antique CAR & Vintage MOTORCYCLE SHOW
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May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, June 7 | Brevard
Discovery at Dusk, a guided CANOE TRIP.
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May 24 - 26 | Fletcher
American Kennel Club DOG AGILITY TRIAL
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May 25 - 26 | Brevard
The White Squirrel Festival is the best spring MUSIC FESTIVAL in Western North Carolina.
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June 20 - 23 | Fletcher
Paso Fino HORSE SHOW
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July 7, 14, 21, 28 | Brevard
If you like APPALACHIAN FOLK MUSIC, don't miss this Songcatchers music series.
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July 12 - 14 | Fletcher
Carolina Mountain RIBFEST, featuring world class vendors.
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August 30 - September 2 | Hendersonville
North Carolina APPLE FESTIVAL
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Visit Biltmore in Asheville, N.C., and experience America's largest home, world-class gardens, an award-winning winery, exciting outdoor activities, shopping, restaurants, and more, all on an 8,000-acre estate in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

03/26/2013

Do you agree with this choice of top five waterfalls? We enjoy Graveyard Fields in the fall for picking blueberries. Anytime of year though, I think Connestee Falls is my favorite hike. And the view at the end....specatacular! http://ow.ly/jqukl

Asheville’s unlimited potential lets you shape your vacation on your terms. Discover new worlds of art and music, soak up bohemian culture or just relax in the sunbeams at a sidewalk café. This blog documents the flavor and excitement that we enjoy seven days a week in the mountains of Western North...

03/12/2013

Check out this excellent footage my Connestee Falls neighbor captured of these new born fawns. So precious!
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hhtp://wwwBrevardNCproperty.com What a delight to see two very small, very young fawns crossing Connestee Trail. The mother stayed off to the side and observ...

06/28/2012

Faraway Point accommodates 6-8 people. It provides 3 full baths, 2 kitchens and not 1, but 2 washers and dryers.

06/26/2012

Gone and jumped in a lake lately?

06/26/2012

Here's a craft the cousins enjoyed together at Faraway Point. It's based on Mexican folk art. We searched for sticks and roots in the woods that looked like something...a running dog, a dragon, a long haired witch, a dancer, an antelope, etc. Then we cleaned them up and painted them.

06/26/2012

I collect old postcards and found this one of Connestee Falls on ebay. (Found some good ones in the antique stores in Brevard too) This card is post-marked 1938. Connestee is misspelled...easy enough to do. I enlarged it onto a canvas print.