STRAIGHT
STRAIGHT OF RADIATION TO COME THROUGH IT STRONGER ON THE OTHER SIDE.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF
PEOPLE FROM THE TRIAD THAT
VISIT THE BLOWING ROCK AREA
DURING THE FALL AND WE HEAR
THAT THE FALL COLOR NOW IS
MOVING PRETTY GOOD THERE AND
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
>> BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
THERE IN A WHILE YOU MAY BE
SHOCKED AT HOW MUCH BLOWING
ROCK HAS GROWN UP.
AMANDA LUGENBELL WITH BLOWING
ROCKS FILLS US IN ALL OF US IN
THE TRIAD LOVE THAT NECK OF THE
WOODS.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
AND YOU WERE TELLING ME NOW
THAT YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE
SOME GREAT FALL COLOR UP THAT
WAY.
YES.
WAY. YES.
WAY. YES. COLOR DUSTIN TEND TO START AT
HIGHER ELEVATION.
SO WE'RE SEEING MORE CONSISTENT
COLOR ON THE RIDGES SURROUNDING
GLOWING ROCK.
BUT WE ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT
OF COLOR IN TOWN AT THIS
ELEVATION.
SO OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE COME TO SEE
LEAVES BUT THERE'S MUCH MORE TO
DO IN BLOWING ROCK.
>> GIVE US SOME REASONS WE CAN
MAKE THAT COUPLE OF HOUR DRIVE
HEAD UP YOUR WAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR
ADVENTURE.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN
DO IN YOUR APPEARS SOME GREAT
FISHING.
WE HAVE SOME EXCELLENT GUIDES.
THERE ZIP LINES LINING PARKS,
LOTS OF INTERACTIVITY TO.
AND OF THEY'RE ALL TAKING EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFETY.
YOU CAN HIKE OR WALL.
ONE OF MANY TRAILS MEMORIAL
PARK HAS 25 PILES OF CARRIAGE
TRAILS FOR YOU TO ENJOY.
YOU CAN PRACTICALLY GET LOST
OUT THERE.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO LOOK AT AND
YOU CAN GET TAKEOUT FROM ONE OF
OUR RESTAURANTS AND HAVE A
MEMORABLE PICNIC OUT ON THE
PARKWAY OR IN ONE OF OUR PARKS.
LET'S TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT YOU
AND I WERE CHATTING ABOUT
WEEKEND.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY RUNS
THEIR FOUR DAY TRIPS FOR THE
WEEKENDS BUT WEEKDAYS WOULD
OFFER KIND OF A DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCE.
YEAH.
EXPERIENCE. YEAH. AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME
THERE'S SOME PARK AVAILABLE ON
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
AND THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE ON THE
SIDEWALKS BUT IT'S PRETTY
QUIET.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AND
SO YOU'LL GET A QUIETER
EXPERIENCE.
IT'S LESS CROWDED ON TRAILS AND
AT RESTAURANTS AND IN OUR
SHOPS.
SO YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE A
MUCH MORE RELAXED.
THAT'S NOT TO SAY YOU CAN'T
HAVE A GOOD TIME ON THE WEEKEND
.
SO WE ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO COME
UP WHENEVER THEY CAN GET THE
BIG SCOOP.
THAT'S TRUE.
WE LOVE IT UP THERE.
TAKE CARE.
BLOWING ROCK AND WE'LL SEE YOU
UP THERE SOON.
I CAN TELL YOU FIRSTHAND THAT
STREET SHE WAS ON THERE THE
MAIN LITTLE STREET RIGHT THERE
BLOWING RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK IN FINDING A PARKING
PLACE ON A SATURDAY SUNDAY
THERE.
SO THAT WAS KIND OF A GOOD
THING.
YOU WANT TO GO ON THE WEEKDAYS?
SO I ASKED YOU ON FACEBOOK WHAT
IS YOUR QUICK FALL GETAWAY IN
NORTH CAROLINA?
AND HERE'S WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY.
CINDY SAID BLOWING BECAUSE OF
THE PARK AND SHOPPING AND PRICE
LAKE BECAUSE PEACEFULNESS AND
CANOEING THERE.
BRENDA SKAHS I LOVE ASHEVILLE
BEGINNING ON BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
IS ALSO VERY SCENIC.
IT IS IT IS BEAUTIFUL UP THERE.
RHONDA SAYS THE BEACH SHE
ACTUALLY LIKES THE BEACH.
I COULD GO FOR THAT AS WELL.
CAROL SAID MY FORMER HOUSE IN
WEAVERVILLE SAW THE MOUNTAINS
COLOR EVERY DAY DAY BY DAY.
AND DIANE ALSO AGREES AND SAYS
BLOWING ROCK I WOULD SAY FOR
QUICK GETAWAYS THAT AREN'T TOO
FAR.
>> TWO TO THREE HOURS ASHEVILLE
BLOWING ROCK MY TOP TWO BUT
THEY'RE FOR TOTALLY DIFFERENT
REASONS.
ASHEVILLE IS YOU KNOW, IT'S
JUST REALLY HIP AND HAPPENING
AND ALL THE BREWERIES UP THERE
AND THEN BLOWING ROCK IS SUPER
QUAINT AND JUST A BEAUTIFUL
DOWNTOWN AREA HIP AND HAPPENING
THAT SHOULD BE THEIR NEW CITY
SLOGAN.
>> ERIC CHILTON COPYRIGHT.
RIGHT.
I LOVE ASHEVILLE.
I WENT A GIRL'S TRIP THERE LAST
SEPTEMBER AND YOU KNOW HOW YOUR
PHONE SHOWS YOU MEMORIES OF ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY.
THOSE POPPED UP A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AGO AND IT WAS REALLY SAD
THAT I WASN'T THERE AGAIN THIS
YEAR BUT HOPEFULLY GOING TO
MAKE IT AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME.
>> SPEAKING OF CHRISTMAS TIME,
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I
WENT TO ASHEVILLE.
IT WAS MY FIRST DAY TRIP JUST
AFTER I MOVE HERE TO NORTH
CAROLINA KIND OF MY FIRST WE
GET AWAY AND THAT WAS SUCH A
GREAT EXPERIENCE.
BUT I NEED TO TRY BLOWING ROCK
AND I WILL BREAK THE CROWDS ON
A SATURDAY, OK?
>> ONE OF MY VERY GOOD FRIENDS
IS GETTING MARRIED AND BLOWING
ROCK NEXT YEAR.
IT'S CERTAINLY A BEAUTIFUL
VENUE AND YOU GUYS KNOW THAT
BEING A MOUNTAINEER AND AN APP
ALONE THAT I HAVE A SOFT SPOT
FOR BLOWING ROCK IN THE BOONE
AREA AND I GO BACK AS OFTEN AS
I CAN.
>> YOU KNOW, THAT'S NO SECRET
IF YOU'RE GOING ON THE WEEKEND,
YOU KNOW, PLAN TO PARK A LONG
WAYS AWAY AND THEN WALK FOR
QUITE A WHILE.
BUT IF THE WEATHER'S NICE, IT'S
A NICE WALK DOWNTOWN