Asheville

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We had a great time on our trip to Asheville. It's a lovely place with its cool mountain air and beautiful waterfalls (Dupont Forest- 30 minutes away), but we won't be moving there. I love how it's surrounded by mountains but it's also kind of isolated. And, it really has that "midwest feel" about it, which we don't care for; i.e. too many rubes. Gene noticed that the people didn't really seem all that happy.

Downtown Asheville was small and not all that clean or updated. We saw a lot of hippies, and a lot of people that looked totally doped. We had some decent food, but nothing to rave about. Our campsite was very pretty with a stream running through it, but it was a little noisy being right by the highway. Also, the guy camped next to us was a wee bit crazy. I'm guessing bi-polar for starters. We actually went to a hotel to get away from this guy. It was truly bizarre.

We were told not to miss the Friday night drum circle. It was interesting to say the least. Roman wasn't sure what to make of it; he kept telling me it was loud and shaking his hands by his ears. But then he started to dance and clap a little.

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