Black Mountain, North Carolina

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Introduction to Black Mountain

"Front Porch of Western North Carolina"
Black Mountain is a town in Buncombe County, in the Asheville metro area. The community was named for the Black Mountain Range. The latitude of Black Mountain is 35.617N. The longitude is -82.321W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 2,405 feet. Those are a few specifics about Black Mountain, North Carolina.

Now why did I choose to write a lens on this city, and this state? Well, that is because I want to move there so bad I cannot stand it. Every single time I go to Black Mountain, I feel as if the mountains just envelope me in this comfort. Some may understand that statement and some may not but when you find a place that you automatically feel at home in- that is a huge statement for someone who has never stayed in one area for a long period of time.

All of the photos in this lens are pictures I took during some of our visits to this town. I hope you enjoy this and if you ever get a chance and live in this part of the world, you should take a weekend and just go exploring the beauty there. Okay, I had to draw an arrow on this picture to show you how the town of Black Mountain sits in the middle of the mountains.

Do you want to know the directions to Black Mountain from where you live? Go here: MapQuest

The Town of Black Mountain, North Carolina

Black Mountain, North Carolina 

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An Example of the Magick 

During one of mine and my husbands visits to Black Mountain, we were walking our dog and looked up to see this beautiful sky. Yes, it is over casted and yes, we did have my camera with us. You never know when you will want to take a picture. I mean come on, I take pictures of tree stumps.

Now, I know what you are thinking-why would we call this picture Stairway to Heaven? Well, the cloud formation in the middle of the picture looks just like it is connecting the Earth Plain to the Heaven Plain which would be the obvious explanation. The whole truth is; when we are in that area that is the exactly how both of our energies feel. When you hear the word Heaven in general, you automatically get this ethereal feeling, a peacefulness and calmness comes over you (usually). For us in Black Mountain, we keep that feeling until the day we leave.

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Black Mountain, North Carolina

Montreat, North Carolina 

Montreat is only a blink away from Black Mountain

Montreat, North Carolina is a special mountain cove nestled at the foot of Graybeard Mountain near the Tennessee Valley Divide. Located at the eastern end of Buncombe County and surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains.

It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is best known for its Presbyterian retreat center, Montreat College, and for being the home of evangelist Billy Graham and his late wife Ruth Bell Graham.

The day I took this picture, my husband and I went exploring and came across this tiny town. Well, we turned and seen this area away from everything-so we went exploring some more. I was standing on a little wooden bridge when I took this picture. Again, it was over casted with a light rain, but that was okay, it was wonderful because I love the way the woods smell when it rains.

It ended up raining that whole weekend, but I still got some good pictures.

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not allowing our vacation to be focused around spending money. Both of us are very frugal or we are smart. When we go on vacation we do not go to spend money but we go to enjoy the area. So we stay at hotels that meets our needs. Super8 Motel has a coffee pot, a microwave, Fridge and a Bi-Lo Grocery is a mile from the motel. You can eat what you like, when you like in the comfort of your own room.

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