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If your abode is in Durham NC, Wilmington NC, Columbia SC, Nashville TN or Savannah GA pondering a jaunt, a short drive or flight away to Black Mountain NC. This small town only 15 minutes east of Asheville NC is a superb place to maintain a sapient lookout for spring flowers, relief from the humiidty of the hottest months, soaking up the arrays of fall color, or hit a nearby ski and snowboard resort for a daytrip of a lifetime!
Up the Swannanoa valley near (surprise!) Swannanoa NC, Black Mountain NC,is known as the "front porch of Western NC" and The Sentinel of the mountains. Antiquers and art collectors will delight in the treasures in the stores in the quaint downtown area. Fly-fisherman can stop in at One Fly Outfitters on downtown Cherry St. and get the scoop on what the trout are biting. In you arrive early at dawn or late in the afternoon to Curtis or Flat Creek you might find some rising brout trout or smallmouth bass. For hikers and bikers Epic Cycles and Take a Hike Outfitters are just around the corner from the fly shop. Afters getting the essentials take a hike in nearby Montreat NC on the Slatey Cliffs or Graybeard Mountain.
From cottages to luxurious B&Bs, to simple motels to our region offers restful respites for the bushed voyager. For a weekend breakfast or brunch try the Monte Vista or Powerhouse Perks. Trek over for lunch with Jeff and Paulette Butler at The Veranda Cafe - try the grape laden chicken salad on a croissant or Kay's Special Salad! Make a reservation at Thai Basil, The Red Rocker Inn, or Madisons. Get a weiss beer at Berliner Kindl. Better yet order a Highland Gaelic Ale at The Watershed while you listen to a local melodious jam played on stage.
Black Mountain - a world class place to visit, play and live. If you believe that a Black Mountain NC real estate purchase is in your future go ahead you might be onto something. Contact Real Estate Agent, David Clegg at 828-215-5759 for astute information.
David Clegg specializes in fine traditional homes, private mountain retreats, equine and hobby farms in the Asheville NC area. |
