Chimney Rock 11-2-03

These are only a few of the 240 pictures we took on our trip to NC this weekend.  We had a great time with 80 and 85 deg sunny days.  We did some major hiking and view of the sites in the area.  Check it out!

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:

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What the view was like from the Window:

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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:

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The gardens were beautiful for the fall at Biltmore:

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A Stud Statue in the gardens:

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They had naked statues:

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Who is that tree hugger:

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Picture of Lake Lure snuggled in the mountains:

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Me on the beach at Lake Lure:

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The dam at Lake Lure:

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More Lure:

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Chimney Rock 535 million years old and 2280 feet above sea level was spectacular this time of year:

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This is the view from Chimney Panarama style:

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The Hickory Nut falls we hiked to the bottom and the top, the falls are 404 feet tall:

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They find me, this was a very, very small Anole that came to me:

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We found this creature bathing in the water at Chimney, we will call it Randy:

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404 feet of Hickory Nut Falls:

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Another view from Chimney:

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I held this rock up to impress Holly for her Birthday, what a wonderful husband I am:

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The Broad River is beautiful with its rocks and flowing water and I guess Holly is too: 

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Speaking of Rocks, look at that guy:

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Holly thinks she is a model:

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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.

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