When we arrived, we picked up our rental car, which turned to be a free "upgraded" manager's special. The car is nice, but when in the first gears it sounds like a motorcycle. First, we visited the North Carolina Arboretum. I was expecting more flowers to be honest. The area at the front had a handful, but walking down a few of trails we found just forests. We walked to the azalea garden, but it was mostly not in bloom. When we returned to the entrance, we came upon a snake.
We left for the hotel so that I could have a bit of a nap, before venturing out in the evening toward Asheville, to go to a bird watching area called the Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary. There was a very short path that led to the lake and then back again. Although it was short, there were a few birds that we spotted. It was also nice in that there were tons of small side paths that led you walk right into the forest.
Once we were almost back to the parking lot, we noticed a path that paralleled us. We traced its entrance to the side of the parking lot, labelled the jogging path. I wanted to see more, so we took this path. It ended up being an hour long walk around the entire lake. It was beautiful and we saw many more birds.
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| Although the picture itself isn't great, I recalled that the North Carolina state bird is the cardinal. |
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| Shortly after we started the jogging path, we came upon a man with a guitar singing songs. |
Next stop was Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville, where every Friday they have a four hour drum circle. Many people brought their own drums from home and other people were dancing. After watching for a while, we walked down a few of the streets, saw some street performers including a very good banjo player, looked into a chocolate shop, and then headed home for the night.
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