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
- It has a restaurant up near the top that is top notch, and has no Seinfeld-esque wait vortex (unlike Founding Farmers)
