go birds wrote:Thinking about doing a long weekend there for valentines.
I perused the thread and since it's a few years old, wasn't sure how much still applicable.
So my main question is--is hiking this time of year (mid-feb) possible? GF insists we hike while there and i'm ok with it--just wondering what the conditions are like.
Aside from the Biltmore, is there is there anything we should check out? Restaurants? Breweries?
We plan on hiking that Saturday so we'd be looking to fill up Sunday with
We never went to Biltmore, seemed like too much time -for how long we were there.
Definitely hit Biscuithead. Other food and beer, you can make your way -hard to go wrong, on the low or more pricey end.
White Duck Taco (the one in the Arts district- cool graffiti display there) , Salsas. Wicked Weed (brewery) had good food (kind of big though, may not be chill enough for all). Went to Rhubarb and a couple other ones around there. Blackbird.. All good. I really want to go to Curate, (33rd pimped for it)
Breweries - just wing it and sample. on the smallish side, I liked Green Man (the old space is better) Funkatorium, Burial. Hi-Line. Big beer-Sierra Nevada is massive and impressive, but touristy. You can also get all sorts of beers about any restaurant. Thirsty Monk is a great taproom.
We stayed at A-loft hotel, so it was convenient to walking to all the food and beverage. We also adopted the two sibling dogs they had in the lobby (an adoption program-they had to cl us out 1st and we had to make return trip). Their lobby is good space to hang out -good lobby bar and pool table. Movie theater across the street.
Hiking- yeah you will need to with all the food and beer. Weather is hit or miss. And Fog may wreck vistas. it was pretty, still some green with rhododendrons and pines. I did Graybeard Mountain on a college campus (Montreat) on New Years weekend 2017. We drove out along the Blue Ridge Parkway and hit a trail....the drive there is great, so at least do that and check out along the pullouts.. Lobby literature with a beer is what I used to pick one. Waterfalls probably good that time year.
You may want to check out who is at music venues . Orange Peel, Grey Eagle.