Old Mill Bed and Breakfast where we stayed, we had a King size bed with a Broad River view, it sounded like rain with the river flowing that close:
What the view was like from the Window:
Biltmore Estate was huge with 53 rooms and 43 bathrooms, the kitchen, indoor pool and exercise rooms were the most impressive for that time period:
The gardens were beautiful for the fall at Biltmore:
A Stud Statue in the gardens:
They had naked statues:
Who is that tree hugger:
Picture of Lake Lure snuggled in the mountains:
Me on the beach at Lake Lure:
The dam at Lake Lure:
More Lure:
Chimney Rock 535 million years old and 2280 feet above sea level was spectacular this time of year:
This is the view from Chimney Panarama style:
The Hickory Nut falls we hiked to the bottom and the top, the falls are 404 feet tall:
They find me, this was a very, very small Anole that came to me:
We found this creature bathing in the water at Chimney, we will call it Randy:
404 feet of Hickory Nut Falls:
Another view from Chimney:
I held this rock up to impress Holly for her Birthday, what a wonderful husband I am:
The Broad River is beautiful with its rocks and flowing water and I guess Holly is too:
Speaking of Rocks, look at that guy:
Holly thinks she is a model:
Steve, this one is for you, we stayed in a town called Bat Cave, the Cave is now closed to the public because one species of bat is almost extinct, so we did not get to go into the cave.