blowing rock

[quicksilver]

anyone know is this is worth a stop?

Blowing Rock

 

[Rickster]

Yes -- there's nice restaurants there, and good twisty mountain road up 321.

I don't live near there, and it's been awhile since I've been through BR, so YMMV.

 

[luvtoride]

Hmmm, I'm tentatively planning to take a leisurely ride around once I get into town on Thursday. I say tentatively because I might not feel like taking a leisurely ride once in Boone... especially if beer is near. This might be a good early dinner area. Is anyone else interested?

 

[black mamba]

Blowing Rock needs to be on everyone's visit list. Super places to eat and many neat shops. One of the best roads you'll ever ride is #221 from Blowing Rock over to Grandfather mountain.....around 20 miles of pure bliss....it doen't get any better.

 

[Geezer]

Hmmm, I'm tentatively planning to take a leisurely ride around once I get into town on Thursday. I say tentatively because I might not feel like taking a leisurely ride once in Boone... especially if beer is near. This might be a good early dinner area. Is anyone else interested?

Sounds like a good idea. Deena and I expect to get there early Thursday afternoon. We'll look for you once we settle in.

 

[Rickster]

Hmmm, I'm tentatively planning to take a leisurely ride around once I get into town on Thursday. I say tentatively because I might not feel like taking a leisurely ride once in Boone... especially if beer is near. This might be a good early dinner area. Is anyone else interested?

Sounds like a good idea. Deena and I expect to get there early Thursday afternoon. We'll look for you once we settle in.

not sure what time -- but hoping to be in Boone around 4pm. is that too late for beer?

 

[TheAxeman]

Hmmm, I'm tentatively planning to take a leisurely ride around once I get into town on Thursday. I say tentatively because I might not feel like taking a leisurely ride once in Boone... especially if beer is near. This might be a good early dinner area. Is anyone else interested?

Sounds like it might be a plan. I (hopefully) should be rolling into Boone on Thursday afternoon sometime and have been wanting to check out Blowing Rock. I've had a bunch of realtors trying to sell me property there and I don't even know what the area looks like.

 

[brazos parker]

I've had a bunch of realtors trying to sell me property there and I don't even know what the area looks like.

The Boone-Blowing Rock area is a "retirement/2nd home destination." Banner Elk even has a private airport, for property owners, IIRC. Expect property values to be high.

It is a beautiful part of the country w/ several ski areas in the vicinity.

We tell our friends and relatives in Texas that the nicest thing abt living in East Tennessee is North Carolina! :yahoo:

 

[HaulinAshe]

I could go for my 1-millionth ride on Tweetsie Railroad!

Count me in!!!

(Unless Heidi and crew find beer first!)

Seriously, 221 is an awesome ride! The Moses H Cone memorial park is a big attraction. My GW-riding brother and our families stopped there for picnic lunch a couple months ago. You can't go wrong around that area.

We tell everyone that the best thing about Western NC is Dollywood and the Twins.

:yahoo:

 

[Bounce]

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