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I remember sitting in the dark in the outdoor theatre on the edge of my seat as I watched the story unfold listening to the plight of the Cherokee Indians. My emotions went from laughter to tears and back again all through the show. The sounds, the colors, the profound story, all of it, remarkable remarkable production. It elicits a full gamet of emotions throughout the entire performance.
The Drama is in Cherokee at the Ampitheatre built and designed specifically for the historical production. From your Asheville Vacation Cabin you would take Newfound road to 40. Get on 40 and go west. Get off at exit 27 to 74 and take that all the way to 441 going into Cherokee, not Franklin. Once in Cherokee it’s pretty self explanatory and signs will lead the way.
Sitting in your Asheville vacation rental cabin wondering what to do tonight. Hmmmm, I don’t feel like cooking. Do you want to rent a movie? Oh let’s go out. Oh, let’s not go out and just chill.
I can give you an idea. Go out to a movie and eat a pizza or some Italian dish while you are watching it! Oh, and have one of their in-house made beers if you fancy that. How fun is that!! Asheville Pizza Co. is just the place you want to go. It’s at 675 Merrimon Ave and any night of the week. Check your Take 5 for the movie of the day and the time, or call 828-254-1281 if you are really unmoveable and check out what they are offering. All movies are just $3.00!! You will love it!
How many cities can you think of that have their very own outdoor Shakespearean theatre? I can name one! Asheville’s very own Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre. How cool is that!! You can go on vacation with your pup, stay at an Asheville pet friendly vacation cabin, pack a little basket for dinner and spend an evening watching Shakespeare. The theatre opens this Saturday May 12- May 29 with what I hear is quite the hilarious performance.
Three guys cover thirty- eight Shakespeare plays in less than two hours playing male and female roles. What I read is: This fast-firing comedy does just that as it parodies all of the Shakespeare plays (plus the sonnets!) with only three performers in two acts. This play is full of energy as the characters run across the stage and keep you guessing how they will pull off the next play. The clever use of some interesting costumes also adds to the fun in this annual fundraiser for the Montford Park Players.
Oh boy, it’s going to be sunny and happy around here today. Up to the 80′s for goodness sakes. Can’t figure what the weather will be from day to day. But today, today is the day to drive through Biltmore Estate with the family to see the flowers in bloom. Well it is for us today. The Flower Festival will actually be going on all the way til May 25th. Of course the Estate is always gorgeous, even in the drudge of Winter, but this time of the year is spectacular. Azaleas blooming, tulips, trees, bushes, all blooming, gorgeous.
The flowers are blooming all over Asheville and all over the property at the Asheville Pet Friendly Vacation Cabin , Cabin Cove Farm. Flowers here, flowers there, awesome, one can really feel the approach of Spring.
Off the Blue Ridge Parkway, behind the Arboretum, is a great locally known forest called Bent Creek. Locals love to walk the trails, jump in the creeks or gathered pools of water, and walk their dogs with comfort. We love it there. It’s a little known secret to visitors of the area I am pleased to share with you in hushed tones. There are miles and miles of walking trails, also dirt bike trails. Just about any outdoor sport can be exercised there. It’s originally created as an experimental forest, the first one in the southeast actually, so it’s quite reverred and protected.
It’s only just minutes from the Asheville pet friendly cabin you will be staying in. From the cabin take 240 to I-26 going towards Spartanburg. Get off at the first exit and turn left on Brevard road. Follow the signs to the Arboretum. When you get to the front, go left onto the parkway and follow it til you are exactly behind the Arboretum. You’ll see lots of cars parked there.
North Carolina’s newest state park, Chimney Rock, is only 25 miles southeast of Asheville, or about a 40 minute drive from the Asheville Pet Friendly Cabin you will be staying at. The pups will love walking the trails with you. They are not allowed at the top of the rock.
I’m not sure which is more fun to do; the trails around various places within the park, the elevator to the top of Chimney Rock, guided rock climbing, children’s programs or just the spectacular view from the top of the rock. There are all kinds of fun shops to visit up and down the road to the entrance to the park. Don’t forget to stop for an ice cream cone on the way in or out. Oh, go ahead, treat yourselves, do both!
My neighbor takes her horses out to ride at Dupont State Forest. Another hikes there on a regular basis. There are so many activities one can do there, including mountain biking. There are miles of multiuse trails, waterfalls and lakes straddling Henderson and Transylvania counties. DuPont’s trails are used by hikers, bikers, horseback riders, fishermen. The scenery is spectacular and if you ever wanted to feel you were in the frontier, this is it. You can go for miles and not see another person, still have that all alone in nature appeal.
From your Asheville Pet Friendly Rental Cabin it’s about 30 minutes away. Take your pups with you and hike til you all drop. Prepare your picnic at the cabin and take off for the day. You can set it up anywhere. Just be sure to walk out with your garbage. Take poop bags with you too. You’d want to keep it pristine.
Paved, well lighted walkways wind through the vaulted chambers and along the banks of the ancient Underground River that carved these remarkable caverns from the hard core of the earth 200 to 400 million years ago. In the frontier days, Indians used the Underground River as an attack and escape route in their raids on settlers. Stealing into the area by way of the Underground River and the caverns, they swooped down on unsuspecting families, then disappeared as if swallowed up by the earth.
I know, I know, why would I go to Bristol TN when I’m visiting Asheville NC. I’ll tell you why. As long as you are here and you are so close, just driving distance, and you want to see everything around, you will want to check out the many caverns in the area. There were no state lines when they were created. Stay at your Asheville Pet Friendly Cabin and leave for a day trip to explore both of the Tennessee caverns mentioned in this blog, this one and the Appalachian one. You won’t be sorry.
If you’re looking for something fast, fun and skill-free to do this weekend, try snow tubing. Wear warm clothes that are waterrepellent or bring clothes to change into. It’s suitable for any age, small med or large size, And oh my gosh is it fun!!!!! Do you like to tube a river? Well, it’s nothing like that. LOL Your feet stay over the tube, you just go down hill at a good speed, it’s probably more like sledding but even more! After sliding down the snow-covered hill, a magic carpet takes visitors and their giant inner tubes back up the hill.
You can eat at the ski area or have snacks at the tube run. I personally like to pack a lunch and head out from the Asheville Vacation Rental Cabin. That way you don’t have to stop tubing too long. A big thermos with lots of hot chocolate is in order for this sport. There are a number of places that you can tube at here in the mountains, the closest one to your rental cabin is Wolf Ridge.
For many years, the cavern lay in silence broken only by the sound of the water, the animals that called it home, and the occasional human who made their way into it. It was home to many wild animals, used by local people as a home, celebrated by the Native Americans as a place to hold special meetings, a weekend hangout for local kids, and had many other varied uses down through the years. In 1991, it was opened to the public as a show cave for the first time in its’ long and varied history. Since that time, the caverns have had many visitors through its magnificent chambers. It is a bat sanctuary for the endangered gray bats, as well as home to 6 other species, and is a testament to the beauty not only in the world above, but also in the world underneath that many have forgotten exists.
Going to these caves would be a little bit more than an hour and a half trip each way from your Asheville vacation cabin. It would be a day trip, but an interesting and fun one. A stop in Johnson city to put together a picnic basket for a picnic once you get to the caverns would be a really nice idea.