Living in North Carolina Mountains Getaway blog
The Annual NC Mountain State Fair began today. Its held at the WNC Ag center near the Asheville Airport. My daughter and grandkids are going tomorrow. They go every year. There will be lots of games, rides, food. There will also be livestock and arts & crafts on display. It looks like the weather will be good this weekend. The temperture is expected to be in the 80 s. If you are coming from out of town and want the closest lodging, see Asheville Airport Hotels.
I joined the Asheville branch of Weight Watchers last week. Its located at River Ridge shopping center. Anyway, I had joined last year and lost 15 pounds. Then, I thought I could do it on my own since I had the diet plan. Wrong! I’ve struggled for a year to try and lose the rest. However, I did manage to maintain. So, I came to the conclusion that I could not do it alone. My first week back I lost 2.4 pounds.
This is my mid week update on the weather and traffic. Today, it was in the mid-80 s. Not too hot but hot enough. I took a walk around the neighborhood with the dogs. It wasn’t as hot as its been but it was still uncomfortable. It will cool off tonight and be just right. The traffic coming from Fairview to Asheville was moderate. I had no trouble getting on the highway nor off.
The Blue and the Gray heritage weekend will be held in Mills River at the corner of Hwy. 191 and McDowell Road on September 28th thru the 30th. Mills Rivers is a small community right outside of Hendersonville which is not far Asheville. This is a Civil war living history encampment. There will be artifacts, food and music. The closest lodging in Asheville to this event is Comfort Suites or Country Inn And Suites By Carlson located on Brevard Rd in West Asheville.
The weather girl said we were going to get a break from the heat this week. Its suppose to be in the low 80’s. It rained pretty good this past week. Traffic has been picking up. Biltmore was bumper to bumper yesterday at noon. Must be the holiday. Last Saturday getting on Tunnel Road was a nightmare. Traffic was backed up. I waited through several red lights. When I got a up to 240, I turned and went back. It wasn’t worth the wait.