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 [[http://www.blackmountain.org/contactus.php|Chamber of Commerce]]
 * Just driving down the parkway is breath-taking
 * The [[http://www.blackmountain.org/thingstodo.php|Things To Do]] link
 * Pisgah Brewing Co. (brewpub?)

Old Fort: 
 * [[http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/recreation/picnickinginfo/recarea/?recid=48966&actid=70|Old Fort picnic area]]
 * Andrews Geyser
 * Youngs Ridge Trail
   
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)

Asheville: http://www.exploreasheville.com/
 * [[http://www.highlandbrewing.com/|Highland Brewing Co.]]
 * [[http://www.biltmore.com/|Biltmore Estate]] (SteveKillen has never been)
 * Also, like, everything in Asheville (or so SteveKillen has heard)