THE 2016 BIKE WEEK ROAD TRIP
PREV: Day 08 [04MAR16/FRI] Berea KY to Chattanooga TN
Day 09 [05MAR16/SAT] Chattanooga TN to Asheville NC. selected photos
Day 09 road by Sharon w/Cannon....part 1..(60of180). (1) photos 001-060
Day 09 road by Sharon w/Cannon....part 2..(60of180). (2) photos 061-120
Day 09 road by Sharon w/Cannon....part 3..(60of180). (3) photos 121-180
Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Sharon w/Cannon.(75of220). (4) photos 180-255
Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Sharon w/Cannon.(75of220). (5) photos 255-330
Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Sharon w/Cannon.(75of220). (6) photos 330-405
Day 09 Biltmore Estate Sharon's phone.....(+8 =228). (6) photos 405-413
Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Rusl w/Nikon....(71of283). (7) photos 413-484
Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Rusl w/Nikon....(71of283). (8) photos 484-555
Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Rusl w/Nikon....(71of283). (9) photos 555-626
Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Rusl w/Nikon....(71of283). (A) photos 626-697
Day 10 [06MAR16/SUN] Asheville NC to Wilson NC...
Day 09 [05MAR16/SAT] Chattanooga TN to Asheville NC
START 3850 / STOP 4090 / TOTAL 0240mi
PREV. TOTAL 2896 miles
TOTAL TODAY 220 miles/3hr26min + 4hrs
GRAND TOTAL 3116 miles
3-ring binder entry: points of interest, motel info, maps, click here
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(1) Day 09 on the road to Asheville by Sharon w/Cannon....part 1of3..(60of180)... |
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... 9:20am/34o... Siri, take us to the Biltmore Estate... |
Chattanooga TN/Shell 3850mi??? 9:31am 34of [039]
270.1mi in 113miRTE 0:00:00hrs w/25.3avg mpg
10.826G 1.689/G $10.29
& while there, $02.71 for 1 ea bag ice [cash]
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(2) Day 09 on the road to Asheville by Sharon w/Cannon....part 2of3..(60of180)... |
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STARS & BARS all over the countryside... and here... over the freeway... YEEEE HA!!! |
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... Bud's Machine Gun Rentals... stop-shop-shoot indeed... happiness is a warm gun... |
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... Smoky Mountain Knife Works... the south has it all!!! |
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... and of course... Harleys too... |
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... and sippin' whiskey... |
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... AND CHROME!!!... the South really DOES have it all... |
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(3) Day 09 on the road to Asheville by Sharon w/Cannon....part 3of3..(60of180)... |
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... entering truck alley... |
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... we had planned on visiting the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley (wheelsthroughtime.com)... but...
is was closed for the winter, opening on March 31st... we'd be home by then... well... they used to be open every day all year, but not so now... since we go to
Bike Week Daytona every 12 years we'll try again in 2028... maybe they'll be open earlier in the year by then... |
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Do you know what the monkey said when he got his tail cut off? |
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... nooooo... he didn't say "OUCH!"... |
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... noooooo... he didn't say "it aint as long as it used to be"... |
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... he said "it wont be long now"... |
biltmore.com
George Washington Vanderbilt (1862 - 1914), the youngest son of William Henry Vanderbilt,
who was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt (who you probably heard of as
"Commodore Vanderbilt" who built his wealth in railroads and shipping),
created the self-sustaining European style Biltmore Estate a over a six year period. The
house officially opened on Christmas Eve, 1895.
Fredrick Law Olmsted, creater of New York's Central Park, designed the 20+ square mile
(125,000 acre) estate grounds.
Architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the Biltmore house, America's largest home, which
was modeled after three 16th century French chateaux; it has four acres of floor space,
252 rooms, including 33 bedrooms for family and guests, 43 bathrooms (none of which you
can use), and, 65 fireplaces. |
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(4) Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Sharon w/Cannon... part 1of3... (75of220).. |
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... this place has like a 20+ mile driveway... |
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... ok, get pricey admission tickets in here... it's about 1:15pm now...
our tickets allow entry into the mansion at 4:30pm... soooooooooo... we have
some time to kill... |
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... ok, we'll go check out the winery... |
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when I was here before I heard that the land was leased out for grazing dairy cattle...
soooooo... if the dairy cattle are out grazing then when are they milked? |
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... HOLD IT!... there's a museum here by the winery... |
... ok... now to the winery...
... well this is all new... I was here last in 1962 and none of this was here then... |
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(5) Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Sharon w/Cannon... part 2of3... (75of220).. |
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.. the winery gift shop and tasting room... |
.. done in the winery:
1 ea bottle Biltmore Estate Pinot Noir (killed at Pam's in Austin)
1 ea bottle Biltmore Estate Syrah .... (killed at Pam's in Austin)
1 ea bottle Biltmore Estate Sparkling Grape Juice
1 ea bottle Vidalia onion dressing
1 ea bottle Cabenet poppyseed dressing |
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... sitting in Jeep in the winery parking lot munching out on last nights leftovers
(S: salad; R: rest of chicken fried steak,green beand,baked potatoe) and checking out the horses... |
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.. heading back to the mansion now... |
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... HOW ABOUT THE ROADS IN THIS PLACE?!?!?... |
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... at the mansion still have a little time to kill, so, photos of the mansion and reflection pool and etc... |
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... ok... it's 4:30 and we're in... |
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... the pool room... nice floor... |
... the great hall dining room...
QUESTION: does a place where you build fires that has 3 openings count as 1 fireplace or 3 fireplaces...
hmmmmm... maybe the number is determined by the chimneys... maybe these three have only one chimney??? |
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... up the spiral staircase... |
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(6) Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Sharon w/Cannon... part 3of3... (75of220).. |
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... this is the huge fan in the basement that pushes air throughout the duct system... |
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... Biltmore gift shop... |
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... done in the gift shop: Christmas tree ornament and post card pack... |
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... and... done in another even bigger gift shop: shot glasses... what else... |
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(6) Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Sharon w/phone... part 3of3... (+8 =228).. |
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(7) Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Rusl w/Nikon... part 1of4... (71of283).. |
... finished killing time touring the winery... sitting in the Jeep watching horses and eating last nights leftovers
(S: salad; R: rest of chicken fried steak,green beand,baked potatoe)...
... drove back to the house... still a little time to kill...
... walk around... |
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... the great hall dinning room... |
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(8) Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Rusl w/Nikon... part 2of4... (71of283).. |
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... the tapestry room on the way to the library... |
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... through the tapestry room again on the way back from the library... |
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... up the spiral staircase... |
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... the master bedroom suite... |
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... reckon this is a parlor... |
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... the madam bedroom suite... |
... up more stairs... takes 2 flights to go up 1 story...
... the craftsmanship throughout this place is outstanding...
... well I'm all turned around... looked out the window where the light is coming in and thought I'd be looking 180o the other direction... |
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(9) Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Rusl w/Nikon... part 3of4... (71of283).. |
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... reckon this is anotheer parlor... |
... one of the kid's bedrooms I reckon...
... check out how THICK the walls of this place are!!!... |
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... ok... now down... down... down... |
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... down... down... down... to the basement... |
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... there's a whole lot of basement under a place this size... staggers the mind thinking
about all the design and planning necessary to build something on this scale... |
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... the torture chamber... |
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... massive air ducts... tons of conduit for water, electrical wire, steam... |
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(A) Day 09 Biltmore Estate by Rusl w/Nikon... part 4of4... (71of283).. |
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... lots of food storage in the basement... that ought to be enough for dinner tonight... |
... sick bay...
... the kitchen...
... an informal dining room...
... more overhead conduit...
... the laundry room... ...
... up... up... up... [sigh]... up to the 1st floor...
... whew... we're done... well... there is the matter of the gift shop... wonder what this room was used for originally... |
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... AKKK... another gift shop... even bigger... wonder what this room was used for originally... |
... we leave, a little broker, catch the shuttle back to the parking lot and
begin the drive out passing by the grounds/garden center...
... it's still light but it'll be dark soon... |
... yup... getting darker...
... that's it... too dark to do any more photos...
... so... here's a few we got in the gift shop... |
biltmore.com
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... off to Quality Inn... |
... arrive at Quality Inn 4089mi/7:30pm...
MOTEL: Quality Inn & Suites Biltmore East
1430 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805 828.298.5519 EXIT 55
(great breakfast area)
Room 120
website: ashevillencquality.com
"Recovering from knee replacement surgery, 1st floor room or elevator please, thank you"
Standard King Room - Non-Smoking, breakfast included.
cable TV, small refrigerator, Coffee machine, A/C, Iron, Desk, Carpeted, Shower,
Bathtub, Hairdryer, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Telephone, Radio,
Satellite channels, Cable channels, Wake-up service, Alarm clock, Towels
Free WiFi is available in all rooms.
REVIEW (not submitted, guest review invitations expire after 28 days):
Would have been: Clean, economical, most satisfactory.
Leisure trip / Couple / King Room - Non-Smoking / Stayed 1 night
What could have been better? Wi-Fi workd but was slooooow
Most important to us is cleanliness - A+ on that, next in importance we
liked the price,the room was nice, king bed was great, and other things
we appreciated were walk-in shower, breakfast included in room
rate, chair, desk, cable TV, free Wi-Fi and location; would stay here again.
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(gondolierpizza.com)
Dinner by Gondolier Pizza:
Dinner: outstanding (DANGEROUS - ate so much no room for desert)
Service: outstanding (waiters were ON TOP OF IT!)
S: Shrimp Alfredo, salad, bread, hot tea
R: Italian Sausage Stromboli w/marinara sauce, Hawaiian Punch
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... flyers picked up along the way... |
... flyers previously picked up along the way...
... how about that handy carrying case for fudge from the Rock City Fudge Works??? |
breakfast at Days Inn the next morning:
(don't recall, dint record, but they had a LOT to choose from)
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