Asheville

Posted on | November 3, 2011 | 13 Comments

SB and I went to Asheville for a combined hiking/SAFF trip.

I mostly took pictures on the hikes…

all taken with my phone.  It doesn’t make sense to carry two cameras any more.

We hiked to three waterfalls

and visited with an alpaca.

The cabin we stayed at overlooked a field of sunflowers.

The owner told us to pick some, before the frost got them.

We rode on the spectacular Blue Ridge Parkway

and laughed at the quirky surroundings.

I would’ve gotten closer, but an aggressively-barking dog kept me away!

It was a great trip, Asheville is beautiful and I love North Carolina.  I bought very little at SAFF and sadly didn’t see many of my peeps.  More later!

Category: self indulgence

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13 Responses to “Asheville”

  1. Becky
    November 3rd, 2011 @ 1:12 pm

    I’d love to go to SAFF some time but by the end of the summer, I’ve used up all my fun money. *sigh* I’m already starting to make plans (reserve a campsite) for the Maryland show in May. Woot! Pet the cat for me!

  2. Cookie
    November 3rd, 2011 @ 1:18 pm

    How beautiful!

  3. Kitten
    November 3rd, 2011 @ 1:33 pm

    No peeps! (I found a bag full in the closet the other day, but I suspect that’s a different type of peep.) Pretty photos.

  4. Carole
    November 3rd, 2011 @ 2:36 pm

    What fun pictures of your trip!

  5. Brenda
    November 3rd, 2011 @ 3:32 pm

    What beautiful photos. The colours are wonderful I wish I could reproduce those vistas in knitting.

  6. Rachel
    November 5th, 2011 @ 8:29 am

    Looks like you got some great color on your trip! I was actually on the Blue Ridge Parkway a couple weeks ago (I don’t actually know if we were still in TN or if we had shifted to NC)…it was a bit early on the color and quite rainy and foggy. But beautiful nonetheless.

  7. Tami
    November 5th, 2011 @ 9:25 pm

    Looks like you had a great trip!

  8. melissa
    November 7th, 2011 @ 8:28 am

    gorgeous photos!
    i’d love to visit asheville someday.

  9. Jacey
    November 7th, 2011 @ 3:05 pm

    Gorgeous shots, Elizabeth! It sounds like you had a great, relaxing trip!

  10. Rue
    November 8th, 2011 @ 10:12 pm

    I love the peeks of fall color.

    That’s too bad about the fiber festival. Is Rhinebeck on your list? I’d love to take tadpole next year.

  11. Erica
    November 11th, 2011 @ 5:21 pm

    Beautiful photos! Looks like it was a great weekend for a hike. Isn’t it amazing what camera phones can do? Too bad you didn’t get to catch up with friends, though. =/

  12. Robyn
    November 19th, 2011 @ 9:12 pm

    Oh wow, gorgeous photos! It’s amazing what phone cameras could do these days!

  13. Kai
    November 22nd, 2011 @ 5:48 am

    So stunning! Love your pictures.