While not MTBers, Sallie and I enjoyed short trail rides on level gravel paths, and on two days I ventured on the long path into Brevard. This lovely town is home to good restaurants, galleries, coffee shops, and of course, two breweries.
The week was pretty relaxing, with dinners at some of the good restaurants, visits to several brewpubs, euchre tourneys with the Julians (split wins, as usual), and a couple of fine evenings around the campfire. Sallie and I drove over to Chimney Rock one day, and I climbed the countless steps to the top. Once there I found there were higher viewpoints yet, so I continued on. While the views were beautiful, my legs are still sore and achy 3rd day after. This was not helped by our visit yesterday to Biltmore Estate in Asheville. This is the enormous French chateaux constructed by George Vanderbilt in the late 1800s. So you pay a lot of money to tour the castle and grounds and see how rich folks live. Pretty interesting though, especially if you are a fan of Downton Abbey. We did stock up on some of their very fine estate wines, and hope to enjoy those soon.
Overall we had a fun week in the woods and towns with great friends, enjoyed fine beers, and rode bikes. Hey, we might have a residence a bit smaller than Biltmore, but I guess our week is about how rich folks live.
Next up, a blast from the past reunion with an old friend in Virginia.
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