We traveled to North Carolina and visited the Belmont Estate during the
festival of flowers. The flowers were not very festive while we were
there, but we still had a great time. We drove the Blue Ridge Parkway and
visited Linville Caverns, Falls, and Gorge. After that, we spent a day on
Grandfather Mountain. We finished up the trip at Lake Lure near Chimney
Rock.
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The downtown Biltmore Village outside Biltmore Estate. |
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McDonald's Outside Biltmore Estate. You have to see it to believe it. |
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McDonald's see thru fireplace. The ceiling was gold foil with wood beams. |
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Yup, a player piano for your dining pleasure. McPianoMan. |
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View of the grounds at the Biltmore Estate. |
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Entrance to the Biltmore Garden |
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The side of the Estate and a cherub on the south terrace. |
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Side of the Biltmore Estate. |
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Mike walking on the south terrace at Biltmore |
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Jackye on the back porch |
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Mike on the back porch |
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Detail on the Estate |
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Garden Statue |
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A festive flower |
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Festive purple flowers |
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A festive rose |
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A blue spruce pine - just for Mom! |
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Bridge over the Biltmore Lake |
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Another view of the bridge over the Biltmore Lake |
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Duck on the Lake |
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Wildflowers in the meadow |
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View of the lake from the meadow |
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Colors in the garden |
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Festive Rhododendron |
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A salamander hiding from the snakes |
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A robin |
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A squirrel at Biltmore |
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Mike |
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Festive Flowers |
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Rhododendron |
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View to the East from the Blue Ridge Parkway |
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Caterpillar munching on a leaf on the parkway |
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View to the West from the Blue Ridge Parkway |
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Another Blue Ridge Parkway West view |
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Mike |
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Mike and Jackye at Linville Gorge |
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Mike and Jackye at the Wiseman's view of TableTop and Linville Gorge |
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Mike and Jackye at the Wiseman's view of TableTop and Linville Gorge |
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Blind Trout in Linville Cavern |
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A bat inside Linville Cavern |
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The Linville Cavern Monster |
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Linville Cavern |
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Linville Cavern |
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Frozen Waterfall inside Linville Cavern |
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Mike under the frozen waterfall at Linville Cavern |
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Wild Mountain Laurel near Linville Falls |
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Linville Falls |
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Jackye taking a picture of Linville Falls |
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Northern Ringneck snake near Linville Falls |
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Forest near Linville Falls |
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Upper Linville Falls |
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Jackye taking a picture of Upper Linville Falls |
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Mike at upper Linville Falls |
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Grandfather Mountain Swinging Bridge |
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View From Grandfather Mountain |
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Jackye taking a picture of the view |
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Mike on Grandfather Mountain |
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Mike jumping in the lake from Grandfather Mountain |
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Mike on Grandfather Mountain |
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King of the world! |
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The edge of the world |
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Jackye |
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Mike and the crowd |
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Mike taking pictures |
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The view |
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More view |
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Mike on the trails |
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Bald eagles checking us out |
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Otters having a lazy day |
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Trucking Beaver |
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Deer |
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Beaver on the lookout |
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Bald Eagles chatting with us |
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Bears hanging out |
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Going for a swim |
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Splashing around |
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Dripping wet |
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Hanging out |
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Find the cougar in the picture |
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Bluejay |
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Deer |
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Duck at Lake Lure |
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View at Lake Lure |
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Duck |
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Lake Lure |
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Million dollar home |
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Million dollar view |
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Want to buy the property Dirty Dancing was filmed on? Paramount is selling it! |
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View at Lake Lure |
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Sunset at Lake Lure |
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Sunset at Lake Lure |
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Sunset at Lake Lure |
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Sunset at Lake Lure |
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Sunset at Lake Lure |
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Sunset at Lake Lure |
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Sunset at Lake Lure |
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Black Vulture hanging out in the morning |
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