To plan a gathering of dear friends at a crossroads. If you don't know why you're here, go away plz

Black Mountain

Details are all in the email, but we can list places/activities of interest here. It saves us from the mess of an email thread, at any rate.

The town of Black Mountain: http://www.blackmountain.org/

• SteveKillen requested a printed guide from the Chamber of Commerce

Little Switzerland: http://www.littleswitzerlandnc.com/

• right down the parkway
• lots of beautiful jewelry shops
• I think some antiquing

Mount Mitchell: http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/momi/main.php

• Mount farking Mitchell (highest peak in North America east of the Mississippi)
• It has a restaurant up near the top that is top notch, and has no Seinfeld-esque wait vortex (unlike Founding Farmers)