When Men & Mountain Meet

"Great things are done when men and mountains meet."
~ William Blake

I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, a place of tropical beauty, but I have fallen in love with the splendor that is Asheville. For 11 years I have lived and explored this special place through the eyes of a visitor, then resident.

For the past three years, I have further examined Asheville backroads on the back of a Harley. Close up and personal. Over and over I fall in love with the unique charm of Western North Carolina. What a special place to live! And, I am grateful for this opportunity to share my photographs and observations with you.

Heading south on the Blueridge Parkway, between US 70 and US 74, the winding road forms an "S." Add a blue sky and a warm autumn day and you've spelled: H-E-A-V-E-N!

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Official Asheville Photo Point #4, Asheville Kissing Point #4 -

Our Asheville Picture Point #4 is one of the Urban Trail stops. Asheville’s Urban Trail was started in 1991 and is a great walk through Asheville's history. We talked to Jenny over at the Asheville Community Theatre and she mentioned the sounds you hear as you spin the record on this Asheville monument. Great Asheville Kissing Point!

You can see ACT in the backround and there are so many theatrical events going on there all of the time. My friends attend these events regularly. 35below is in the rear of the ACT building and they are committed to supporting works by local playwrights through full productions, staged readings, or developmental workshops. Behind me is one of Asheville's main nightclubs called "Magnolia's", which is also a restaurant. Mellow Mushroom Pizza is right down the street to the left. There is a bunch of Asheville Attorney offices down this street including the law offices of Jack Stewart, who is one of the "best" in the area. Many more little shops all over this great spot in downtown Asheville.

Take a pic here at Asheville Picture Point #4 and name it "ME! @ Asheville Pic Point #4!".

Official Asheville Pic Point #3, Asheville Photo/Kissing Point #3

In front of Malaprop's Bookstore on Haywood Street in Downtown Asheville is where you will find Asheville Picture Point #3. It is a metal art sculpture of 3 women walking a dog and shopping.

You can take your picture at this photo point and name it "Asheville Kissing or Pic Point #3".

Plenty of really great businesses surround Asheville's Pic Point 3, including Malaprop's (which is the most popular non-chain bookstore in Western North Carolina), the Haywood Park Hotel across the street, Souper Sandwich and the Bier Garden across the street, Mobilia Contemporary Furniture of Asheville to the left, Constance Women's Boutique and the Asheville Public Library right up the street, Sensibilities Spa, Zambra's Restaurant (Hector's Creation!), Studio Chavarria (Asheville's Premier Hair by Guadalupe himself), and a small line of other businesses right down in the lower rear in the alley behind Malaprop's Bookstore.