Asheville
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Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
On a hot summer day, I drove my son and his buddy to Dupont Forest to play in the waterfalls. It is a short hike from the parking lot and brought hours of entertainment. The scenery is gorgeous and even Hollywood noticed. According to my child, this particular waterfall was in the move “The Hunger Games”. It is the perfect spot to cool off and then sit on the rocks and take in the surroundings.
Dupont is about 45-50 minutes from Asheville and close to the adorable town of Brevard. I believe this is an excellent location for those that want to be surrounded by world class hiking and mountain biking but don’t want to be in the city.
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Making Hay While The Sun Shines
It has been a minute since I last blogged. As the temperature rises in Asheville (and Coeur d’Alene but that is a different story) so has the real estate market. I am seeing more Open Houses, Broker Opens and all around activity as people are making their way to Asheville to enjoy the laid back way of life. It is not the crazy, sight unseen, type of buying that we saw in the spring.
Don’t get me wrong, I still have adventures with my kids and find time to swim, bike and run. I even treated myself to a Peloton so I could squeeze in a quick workout at home.
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Hot Market
The real estate market in Asheville is on fire. This week I have 2 new listings that went live and I must say, they are both fabulous. Plenty of space and trees galore. I am still able to sneak in a bit of Ironman training between marketing and showings. It may not be my best race but I am sure it will be fun.
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NYC
My girlfriends and I took a little weekend trip to NYC. I had 3 closings the week before we left so I was excited to have a little down time. Our trip was fantastic. We went for a 10 mile steamy Central Park run on Saturday and 6 along the Hudson on Sunday. In between we laughed, walked about 35,000 steps, shopped and ate. The weather was fantastic and the people were great. Everyone was wearing masks indoors but outside you could take them off. I was happy to see the city thriving. It is my favorite place in the entire world (next to Asheville).
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Elk
Mother’s Day was super exciting. My family and friends went to Cataloochee camping. I must say that I enjoy camping with people that know how to camp. My nights of eating doritos for dinner and sitting out in the rain are over. Cataloochee is about an hours drive west of Asheville not far from the TN border. We rode bikes, hiked, threw the baseball, cooked over an open fire and had a fabulous time. In the early morning hours a very friendly elk hung out in our site for about 3 hours. He checked out our tent, looked in my car, would disappear and then reappear and even took a bag that had once contained dog food out into the field to look for left overs. At times we were scared he would charge us but he mostly lurked. It is worth the drive to the valley to see the hundreds of elk that call this area home.
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Partners in Crime
I couldn’t train for an Ironman or pretty much function without my fabulous group of girlfriends. As a social person, mixing workouts with time to catch up and chat, is a highlight. I am fortunate that so many women in Asheville are also into running, cycling and triathlons. There is rarely a time that I can’t find a buddy to join me on a run or ride. My easy going friends are happy to accompany me on a long run even when they don’t have a race in the books. The people are reason number 4897 that Asheville is special.
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I’m on top of the world
I recently found out that the new bike course for Ironman CDA has a little more elevation than I thought. I decided to do some climbing on Sunday and the weather and views were spectacular. Mileage wise, my ride was not impressive. Elevation wise, I felt pretty good. I traded in my helmet for my real estate hat and stopped at a lot for sale to check out the view. I must say, road biking has taken me to some fabulous properties.
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I Can See For Miles
Last week was a pretty crazy, busy week. I have 2 houses under contract and am ramping up my Ironman training. On Friday, the weather was in the 70’s, so I set out on a 3.5 hour ride. The Blue Ridge Parkway lead me to the Craggy Visitors Center. The view from the top did not disappoint. The 46 mile ride included nearly 5,000 feet of climbing. The ride down the mountain was incredible.
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New Listing Day
It’s been a busy couple of days squeezing in my workouts and preparing a home for the market. Multitasking at its best!
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Asheville Rowing
I had no idea rowing was such a popular sport in Asheville for tweens and teens. My daughter signed up for an intro class with Asheville Youth Rowing that she heard about at school. Yesterday was my day to drive carpool so I packed up and headed to Lake Julian in South Asheville. I was amazed at the amount of children that participate in the after school program. Last year, 5 seniors received college scholarships and they didn’t even have a season.
