Black Mountain, North Carolina
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Introduction to Black Mountain
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
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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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What does Google have to say about North Carolina?
- Four Asheville School students win Regional Scholastics Art competition
- Senior Erin Crawford (Black Mountain, NC) won recognition for her two drawings: How to Never Be Lonely Again and Where Do We Go From Here? She was also recognized for her print Asking to Leave. Erin was awarded three Gold Keys.
- Adventure of the Week: Black Mountain Valentine 5K
- Some 200 runners are expected for the race, which is part of the Asheville Track Club's Grand Prix Series (www.asheville trackclub.org). Directions: From Asheville, take Interstate 40 east to Exit 64/Black Mountain. Turn south on NC 9.
- Spring rail excursion offers scenic countryside views
- The trip will begin in downtown Johnson City at 6:30 am, at the Legion Street/Big Burley parking lot across from the Johnson City Recreation Center, where passengers will board a motor coach bound for Bryson City, NC There, they'll hop onto the ...
- Mountain area will benefit from prescribed burns
- The Grandfather Ranger District of the US Forest Service, an area that includes 330360 acres southeast of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Blowing Rock and Black Mountain, will receive $605000 for a forest restoration project.
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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Montreat, North Carolina
Montreat, North Carolina
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- Tolls on I-95 creeping closer to South Carolina drivers
- By Tim Smith COLUMBIA ? Sometime over the next decade, Interstate 95 motorists traveling in Virginia and North Carolina could begin paying tolls under plans advancing in both states. Whether South Carolina would follow is a question on many minds.
- North Carolina Insurers Still Hoping for Medical Loss Ratio Waiver
- The delay was needed because companies forced to rebate policy owners might shut down in North Carolina, thinning out industry competition, Goodwin said in September. Goodwin was traveling Thursday and unavailable for comment, his spokeswoman said.
- Observations from UNC-Virginia
- Scott didn't play the rest of the half, and North Carolina coach Roy Williams said he made it a point of emphasis for his team to get the ball inside during Scott's absence. The Tar Heels outscored Virginia 40-20 in the paint.
- NC DOT opens I-40 west in North Carolina
- Traffic should flow normally on I-40 West through North Carolina. However, motorists crossing into Tennessee will see the road narrow down to one lane at the site of the rockslide. They are urged to drive slowly and use caution while traveling through ...
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veryirie
Jan 16, 2012 @ 2:28 am | delete
- Your pictures and description of North Carolina are beautiful.
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Noemi
Aug 26, 2011 @ 8:14 am | delete
- I am happy to that I was able to read this post, I love reading lens that I get the chance to read more information about mountains and great places for tourists. I just love nature like everybody else.
Noemi from France Property Shop
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ShirleySunshine
May 28, 2011 @ 10:28 am | delete
- I love mountains, and this looks a wonderful place to visit! I so like those rushing mountain streams. I was born in Ireland and there are some great mountains there, we use to go on long trips and have picnics in beautiful places when I was a child.
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VanDykeJewelry
Mar 26, 2011 @ 12:52 pm | delete
- I love mini Asheville, thanks for the lens! One of our favorite artists, Jay Pfeil, lives there.
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Ariel Benfield
Mar 20, 2011 @ 3:44 pm | delete
- You should shoot down to Brown Mountain at nights to see the Brown Mountain Lights... another natural apparition of mystical lights.
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mbgphoto
Mar 17, 2011 @ 6:51 pm | delete
- Beautiful...blessed and added to my United States Angel Travel lens.
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kansasww
Oct 5, 2010 @ 6:13 pm | delete
- Love the pictures, I would like to learn more about photography if only I had the time.
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OhMe
Jan 10, 2010 @ 11:18 pm | delete
- I love Montreat and spent a time there years ago. Would love to go back. I used to work at a Camp near Lake Lure and it was beautiful there, too. You just can't beat the Carolinas. That's for sure. Lensrolling to Southeastern Literary Tourism Initiative. You might be interested in their next feature which will be about the NC Mountains.
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WhiteOak50
Jan 11, 2010 @ 7:28 am | delete
- Thank you for your comment OhMe. Doesn't Montreat have this very unique "good" energy when you there. I loved it!
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ElizabethJeanAllen
Aug 3, 2009 @ 3:33 pm | delete
- My husband and I plan on retiring in either upstate SC or NC. The area is so pretty and we are tired of the heat that comes with living along the coast.
Thanks for sharing.
Lizzy
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poutine
Jul 5, 2009 @ 4:36 pm | delete
- It sure sounds like a very tranquil place to stay for a while.
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AppalachianCountry
May 27, 2009 @ 7:50 am | delete
- Beautiful pics and beautiful lens. We have never been there but want to go now. Thank-you for the tip.
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KimGiancaterino Dec 17, 2008 @ 3:16 pm | delete
- Wow... gorgeous! Welcome to All Things Travel.
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Mayflowerblood
Dec 11, 2008 @ 1:42 pm | delete
- Looks like a great place to visit or live!
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AndyPo
Dec 8, 2008 @ 5:03 pm | delete
- Great photos. It certainly looks beautiful. Somewhere I haven't been to yet.
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johndilbeck Dec 7, 2008 @ 3:09 am | delete
- I live a couple of hours to the west, in Murphy, NC, and I know what you mean about the western NC mountains. I moved here in 1984 and it's the only place I've every really considered my home town, even though I wasn't born here. I lived in Asheville for a year or so, but moved back to Cherokee County and love it here. Black Mountain is a great little town. I hope you are able to move there. Act on your dream! JD
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mulberry
Dec 6, 2008 @ 7:23 pm | delete
- I think I could live there pretty easily too! Nice shots.
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debnet
Dec 6, 2008 @ 12:14 pm | delete
- It looks just beautiful. It almost reminds me of parts of Europe. I can see why you'd want to live there. Great photographs.
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Intuitive
Dec 5, 2008 @ 11:06 am | delete
- Some of my family came from the Tennessee side of the Smokies. I've only been there a couple of times but I agree, there is amazing energy there. 5*
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JaguarJulie
Dec 5, 2008 @ 7:04 am | delete
- We've stayed with 4 couples up in a very beautiful cabin that is now for sale in the Smoky Mountains. Our friends Dave and Victoria built the cabin. The mountains of North Carolina are some of the most beautiful that I've seen. Love your pics!
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ArtByLinda Dec 4, 2008 @ 7:06 pm | delete
- Careful, if you tell everyone, it may become a big city right up the sides of those beautiful mountains! Well done lens, Linda
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Joan4
Dec 4, 2008 @ 2:38 pm | delete
- Black Mountain, Asheville, Cherokee, all are beautiful areas!! I love that part of North Carolina! Great lens!
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Jewelsofawe
Dec 4, 2008 @ 2:28 pm | delete
- I have never heard of Black Mountain. The pictures you took are gorgeous. I hope your dream of moving there comes true! I am pulling for you!
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fotolady49
Dec 4, 2008 @ 2:28 pm | delete
- I have a fondness for the Smoky Mountains and the Asheville area, the area where North Carolina and Tennessee meet. My mother in law was from Newport, TN about an hour away from Gatlinburg which is beautiful too! I know what you mean about the MAGICK. Not sure if I've been to Black Mountain, I have to check the map, but the whole area has many places with AWESOME energy!!! Thanks for sharing your fondness for Black Mountain.
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