On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 5:08:46 PM UTC-5, Califbill wrote:
Keyser Söze wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/2/2015 2:43 PM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 11:25:47 -0800 (PST), wrote:

If you're looking for a great place in the NC mountains to go, try the
Old Edwards Inn & Spa in Highlands, NC. My wife and I just got back
from a weekend there, and it's our new favorite place in that setting,
bumping the Grove Park Inn out of top spot.

http://www.oldedwardsinn.com/

You won't regret it.

Looks like a beautiful spot, but I don't see any campgrounds nearby. May have to pass
this time.
--

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Based on the website I don't think this is the kind of place you go
to in order to go camping.



Camping? Snerk...


This is a suck up to the wife place.

Not so fast. I enjoy the nicer things in life, too.

On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 20:39:32 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:10:46 -0500,
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 17:39:28 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 17:26:33 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 11/2/2015 5:06 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/2/2015 2:43 PM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 11:25:47 -0800 (PST), wrote:

If you're looking for a great place in the NC mountains to go, try the
Old Edwards Inn & Spa in Highlands, NC. My wife and I just got back
from a weekend there, and it's our new favorite place in that setting,
bumping the Grove Park Inn out of top spot.

http://www.oldedwardsinn.com/

You won't regret it.

Looks like a beautiful spot, but I don't see any campgrounds nearby. May have to pass
this time.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!



Based on the website I don't think this is the kind of place you go
to in order to go camping.



Camping? Snerk...



I just had a mental image of John arriving at this place, entering the
lobby, walking up to the concierge desk and asking, "Could you tell me
where the dumping station is located"?

Sorry John ... just kidding ... :-)



I would hope a place like that would have sewer hookups! :)

I'm glad the post was made, as I found this place: http://www.campnc.com/

It really is going on the list of places to hit next year.

===
Looks nice. We spent a few days in Asheville, NC on the return leg of
our summer land cruise and were very impressed with that whole western
NC area.

That whole triangle of North Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina is
nice if you like the mountains.
That North Carolina was about the middle of the houses we rented.

This was Georgia

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/georgia/cabin%20rear.jpg

Our trip to Tennessee was a while ago when our standards were a little
lower.
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Tennessee%20cabin1.jpg



===

Nice. That one in Georgia looks really special.

wrote:
On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 17:39:28 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 17:26:33 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 11/2/2015 5:06 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/2/2015 2:43 PM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 11:25:47 -0800 (PST), wrote:

If you're looking for a great place in the NC mountains to go, try the
Old Edwards Inn & Spa in Highlands, NC. My wife and I just got back
from a weekend there, and it's our new favorite place in that setting,
bumping the Grove Park Inn out of top spot.

http://www.oldedwardsinn.com/

You won't regret it.

Looks like a beautiful spot, but I don't see any campgrounds nearby. May have to pass
this time.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!



Based on the website I don't think this is the kind of place you go
to in order to go camping.



Camping? Snerk...



I just had a mental image of John arriving at this place, entering the
lobby, walking up to the concierge desk and asking, "Could you tell me
where the dumping station is located"?

Sorry John ... just kidding ... :-)



I would hope a place like that would have sewer hookups! :)

I'm glad the post was made, as I found this place: http://www.campnc.com/

It really is going on the list of places to hit next year.

===
Looks nice. We spent a few days in Asheville, NC on the return leg of
our summer land cruise and were very impressed with that whole western
NC area.


I remember the movie last of the Mohicans, filmed near Ashland. Looked
like beautiful country.

wrote:
On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 5:08:46 PM UTC-5, Califbill wrote:
Keyser Söze wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/2/2015 2:43 PM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 11:25:47 -0800 (PST), wrote:

If you're looking for a great place in the NC mountains to go, try the
Old Edwards Inn & Spa in Highlands, NC. My wife and I just got back
from a weekend there, and it's our new favorite place in that setting,
bumping the Grove Park Inn out of top spot.

http://www.oldedwardsinn.com/

You won't regret it.

Looks like a beautiful spot, but I don't see any campgrounds nearby. May have to pass
this time.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!



Based on the website I don't think this is the kind of place you go
to in order to go camping.



Camping? Snerk...


This is a suck up to the wife place.

Not so fast. I enjoy the nicer things in life, too.


But if you are smart, you get suck up to the wife places at times.

On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 20:59:03 -0500,
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 20:39:32 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:10:46 -0500,
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 17:39:28 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 17:26:33 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 11/2/2015 5:06 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/2/2015 2:43 PM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 11:25:47 -0800 (PST), wrote:

If you're looking for a great place in the NC mountains to go, try the
Old Edwards Inn & Spa in Highlands, NC. My wife and I just got back
from a weekend there, and it's our new favorite place in that setting,
bumping the Grove Park Inn out of top spot.

http://www.oldedwardsinn.com/

You won't regret it.

Looks like a beautiful spot, but I don't see any campgrounds nearby. May have to pass
this time.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!



Based on the website I don't think this is the kind of place you go
to in order to go camping.



Camping? Snerk...



I just had a mental image of John arriving at this place, entering the
lobby, walking up to the concierge desk and asking, "Could you tell me
where the dumping station is located"?

Sorry John ... just kidding ... :-)



I would hope a place like that would have sewer hookups! :)

I'm glad the post was made, as I found this place: http://www.campnc.com/

It really is going on the list of places to hit next year.

===
Looks nice. We spent a few days in Asheville, NC on the return leg of
our summer land cruise and were very impressed with that whole western
NC area.

That whole triangle of North Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina is
nice if you like the mountains.
That North Carolina was about the middle of the houses we rented.

This was Georgia

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/georgia/cabin%20rear.jpg

Our trip to Tennessee was a while ago when our standards were a little
lower.
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Tennessee%20cabin1.jpg



===

Nice. That one in Georgia looks really special.

The funny thing was we caught a deal on the Georgia house and it
wasn't really that expensive. We were able to slide into an empty slot
in the schedule on short notice. That is Elijay and it is not a
horrible drive from Ft Myers.
This is right near the start of the Appalachian Trail. We went up
there for an afternoon. We had lunch in the restaurant in the new
Nolte and Redford movie.
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/georgia/App...ail%20sign.jpg

You missed the Kangaroos tho (in Dawsonville). They closed
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/georgia/Wat...eed%20mate.jpg

On the way home we stopped in Clearwater beach for a day or two.

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:16:29 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:


I remember the movie last of the Mohicans, filmed near Ashland. Looked
like beautiful country.

That whole Smokey/Blue Ridge area is very similar, all the way from
Georgia up to West Virginia. You pretty much have to be a botanist to
tell the difference in the vegetation. It is really nice up there.
That was a great motorcycle ride from DC up into the GW forest.

If I was rich, I would have one of those "cabins" on the side of a
mountain to go to in the summer.

I actually liked the North Carolina area the best of the three.
It was close to Nentahala (about 10 miles east). way back in the
sticks.

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 17:50:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 5:08:46 PM UTC-5, Califbill wrote:
Keyser Söze wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/2/2015 2:43 PM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 11:25:47 -0800 (PST), wrote:

If you're looking for a great place in the NC mountains to go, try the
Old Edwards Inn & Spa in Highlands, NC. My wife and I just got back
from a weekend there, and it's our new favorite place in that setting,
bumping the Grove Park Inn out of top spot.

http://www.oldedwardsinn.com/

You won't regret it.

Looks like a beautiful spot, but I don't see any campgrounds nearby. May have to pass
this time.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!



Based on the website I don't think this is the kind of place you go
to in order to go camping.



Camping? Snerk...


This is a suck up to the wife place.

Not so fast. I enjoy the nicer things in life, too.

Did you play the golf course? It looks like one of those beautiful mountain courses
where you can't see the target half the time.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:37:23 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:16:29 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:


I remember the movie last of the Mohicans, filmed near Ashland. Looked
like beautiful country.

That whole Smokey/Blue Ridge area is very similar, all the way from
Georgia up to West Virginia. You pretty much have to be a botanist to
tell the difference in the vegetation. It is really nice up there.
That was a great motorcycle ride from DC up into the GW forest.

Are you talking about 211 up and over the mountains? That used to be a fun ride, but
now the traffic is so miserable that the joy is gone. The Skyline Drive would be a
nice ride if they'd raise the speed limit by about 20mph. That 35mph limit is no fun,
and it's enforced.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a fun ride. The speed limit is 45, but the cops will let
you go 10 over with no trouble.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

On Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 6:49:42 AM UTC-5, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 17:50:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 5:08:46 PM UTC-5, Califbill wrote:
Keyser Söze wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/2/2015 2:43 PM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 11:25:47 -0800 (PST), wrote:

If you're looking for a great place in the NC mountains to go, try the
Old Edwards Inn & Spa in Highlands, NC. My wife and I just got back
from a weekend there, and it's our new favorite place in that setting,
bumping the Grove Park Inn out of top spot.

http://www.oldedwardsinn.com/

You won't regret it.

Looks like a beautiful spot, but I don't see any campgrounds nearby. May have to pass
this time.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!



Based on the website I don't think this is the kind of place you go
to in order to go camping.



Camping? Snerk...


This is a suck up to the wife place.

Not so fast. I enjoy the nicer things in life, too.

Did you play the golf course? It looks like one of those beautiful mountain courses
where you can't see the target half the time.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

No, but that would have been fun. My BIL and I talked about it. That might be a spring/summer trip next year. Play golf while the girls are at the spa!

On 11/3/2015 6:50 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:37:23 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:16:29 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:


I remember the movie last of the Mohicans, filmed near Ashland. Looked
like beautiful country.

That whole Smokey/Blue Ridge area is very similar, all the way from
Georgia up to West Virginia. You pretty much have to be a botanist to
tell the difference in the vegetation. It is really nice up there.
That was a great motorcycle ride from DC up into the GW forest.

Are you talking about 211 up and over the mountains? That used to be a fun ride, but
now the traffic is so miserable that the joy is gone. The Skyline Drive would be a
nice ride if they'd raise the speed limit by about 20mph. That 35mph limit is no fun,
and it's enforced.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a fun ride. The speed limit is 45, but the cops will let
you go 10 over with no trouble.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!



I have a cousin who made the trip south last month towing a travel
trailer. They did the Skyline Drive and said it took 4 hours to go 60
miles.