Today, Saturday, August 4th we explored the outskirts of Asheville North Carolina, beginning with the NC Farm Market on Brevard Road, just a mile south of our campsite at Bear Creek. Fresh corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, peaches, potatoes, brioche, baguettes and Farmer's cheese will be served up for the next week or so. Also found some New Hope Mills pancake mixes that are from our hometown area of Upstate New York. We decided to check out the city of Asheville and found a busy city center. We got tickets for the trolley tour at a very nice visitor's center and then browsed around Mast General Store, which has a history that dates back to the late 1880s. After getting our bearings of the city we headed to our very favorite, P.F. Chang in Biltmore Park for a late lunch-early dinner. And, as always, enjoyed a delicious meal while we studied our handfuls of brochures. Biltmore Park is a neat area because it is similar to the Main Street of the 1950s era: a residential area with shops and restaurants all within walking blocks. Great concept. Then we ventured into the nearby neighborhood with mere price tags starting at 1.5 mil!!! Oh Yuh...awesome homes! Very craftsman-style. We checked out Lake Powhatan from the Blue Ridge Parkway and ventured back to our campsite. Tomorrow: the trolley tour!
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