Things To Do

Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway

The parkway is a stunning and magical drive, winding along rocky mountainsides, through stone tunnels carved beneath trees, and into the clouds. The BRP is what connects our home in Virginia and many memories in Shenandoah National Park, to our newly planted roots here in Western North Carolina.

Hike at Catawba Falls

The waterfall we got engaged at!

Strada Italiano

Gabbi’s favorite upscale, from-scratch Italian restaurant

Tour the Biltmore Estate

Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack

Cory’s favorite place to eat. Casual Nashville-style hot chicken and southern sides

Jeter Mountain Farm Apple Orchard

It’s peak apple picking season!

The Madness- North Asheville

Sushi, bento boxes, burgers and fries for groups who can’t agree on what to eat (-:

Hike at Black Balsam Knob via Art Loeb Trail

Moderate 1.4 mile hike through a spruce-fir woodland, up to a mountain bald with a biodiverse landscape and 360 views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We suggest wearing comfortable shoes, drinking lots of water, and bringing a snack for the top!

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

If you like hops, farm-to-table dining and pizza, this regal brewery is a must-see, just outside of Asheville. There is indoor and outdoor seating, and Gabbi prefers to sit in the garden of fresh vegetables and native wildflowers, where many butterflies and bees will linger and buzz this time of year.

Hike at Bearwallow Mountain Trail

Highland Brewing Company

Hike at Max Patch

Easy 1.6 mile summit hike in a grassy meadow with 360 views, north of Asheville in Hot Springs.