The town of Asheville has a lot to offer; great places to eat, great music, friendly people, a very interesting downtown, and its a place you want to come back to again and again!
Showing posts with label NC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NC. Show all posts
Monday, September 5, 2011
Asheville Adventures (September 3-4,2011)
The town of Asheville has a lot to offer; great places to eat, great music, friendly people, a very interesting downtown, and its a place you want to come back to again and again!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
In NC (August 20-23, 2011) with an Earthshaking Return to VA.
Came back to Virginia on the 23rd, getting back to the apartment around 1pm. At 1:51 PM, experienced my first real earthquake. A 5.8 magnitude quake hit the area. I was surprised at both the noise and the force, it was a remarkable event. Thankfully, the damage was not too severe, mostly minor in the area. It was felt in number of states, and did some damage to the Washington Monument (along with some other buildings) in Washington, DC.
I have some interesting stuff coming up, plan to do some exploring in the Richmond area this weekend, and have a really nice event coming up very soon. Thanks for visiting my page.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Ride to Uptown Charlotte (August 7, 2011)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Hot Days in NC (July 24-25,2011)
Had a great visit, and though not long trips, nice to see these places and to get out on the motorcycles.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Carolinas Aviation Museum, July 8, 2011
The museum has a nice collection of planes and other flight items. Unfortunately, many of the planes in the collection are outside the hanger beyond a fence and can not be easily seen as they are on "Airport property". Much of that is due to the new addition to the museum, which takes up a lot of room.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Cornelius/Huntersville, NC (July 5, 2011)
Michael Waltrip Racing is one of the regions NASCAR race shops, Michael is team owner, one of the drivers, and frankly one of the more interesting and colorful characters. It is located at 20310 Chartwell Center Drive in Cornelius, NC. This shop which is 14,000 feet of racing items and the shops where the cars are built, charges admission, but gives more access than many of the free shops in the area (though many of them do a great job). It is open weekdays from 9-5. Due to time, I did not get to tour it but I will be b back to do so in the future. I enjoy the racing in the area, and the race shops are an amazing plus to living in the Charlotte area.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Taste of Harrisburg...and the big screen(May 14-15, 2011)
Sunday, May 8, 2011
NC Transportation Museum/Village Fest (May 7,2011)
I always have a great time in Carolina, but especially this time of year. Tough thing on this Saturday was not finding something to do, it was to decide what to do from a long list of options. I live for problem decisions like that, but could have gone to a lot more things on a fine day in North Carolina. Great people, great times and some amazing and interesting things to see, it was a fine and fun weekend indeed!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Easter Ride Uptown (Part 1) April 24
This was taken during my motorcycle ride on April 24. A look at the street in North Davidson, just outside of Charlotte, NC..but is better known as NODA. It was a mill area (textile type) until the mills declined. Artists moved in, and the area has become very popular. Many of the old buildings were reused, but also many have been torn down, and new condos and construction has gone up in the area. Sort of sad that the place is getting too costly for the people who re-established it as a thriving area of the city. Goes like that sometimes I suppose. Many interesting places to see there, and it retains a funky feel. It is also a good place to check out live music with a number of great small places where some notable bands sometimes play from around the country.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Carolina Weekend (April 9-11)
Monday, January 31, 2011
Home and Garden Show, Concord, NC



I have been to the show in the past, and certainly enjoyed this one. It was part of a great weekend, which included a fine motorcycle ride with some good friends, some nice dinners out and at home, and even some great TV watching (the X-Games this year were incredible). Nice weather, time with the family, playing and walking my good dogs; it was a most wonderful weekend! Can't wait till the next one, but will be doing some exploring of Richmond again in my next post here.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Charlottte Views from January 2
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Carolina Christmas 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Fall in Virginia and Carolina


Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Warriors and Warbirds (November 7,2010)



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