Wednesday, November 17, 2021 (continued)
Alas, by the time we reached the Biltmore House, the sun was already beyond shining on the façade.
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Biltmore House entrance tower and exterior view of the spiral Grand Staircase |
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View from the open loggia wisteria arbor (also known as the Library Terrace) toward the Blue Ridge Mountains |
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View of the rear of Biltmore House with the closed loggia in the center |
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View across the estate toward the Blue Ridge Mountains |
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Gazebo on the SW corner of the South Terrace |
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Below the South Terrace is a wisteria pergola leading to the Walled Garden and Conservatory |
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Inside the Walled Garden, now devoid of flowers, is a center pergola the length of the garden to the conservatory; remember that these gardens were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted) |
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Everything but mistletoe hanging from a pergola rafter |
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Conservatory (1895, by William Morris Hunt) |
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Palm House of the conservatory featured models of buildings on the property of Biltmore Estate; this is the Gardener's Cottage |
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Biltmore House with fountain (KSS) |
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Model of the S side of the house with the open loggia wisteria arbor (KSS) |
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All Souls Church had "stained glass" windows lighted from within |
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[All Souls Church (1896, by Richard Morris Hunt in French Norman style) is blocked by a gas station] |
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The Conservatory |
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Exhibit Room has a Bromeliad Bed (KSS) |
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Mussaenda philippica 'Dona Luz'/Bangkok Rose |
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Pink variety of Euphorbia pulcherrima/Poinsettia |
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Unidentified flower |
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Schlumbergera truncata/Thanksgiving Cactus |
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Euphorbia pulcherrima 'Winter Rose Early Red'/Poinsettia |
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Begonia maculata 'Wightii' (KSS) |
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Euphorbia pulcherrima "Autumn Leaves'/Poinsettia |
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Tamiko in the Orchid Room, with a Vanda sp |
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Oncidium sp Orchid |
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Phragmipedium sp Orchid |
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Tillandsia cyanea/Pink Quill Bromeliad (KSS) |
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Aechmea fendleri cultivar Bromeliad (KSS) |
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Plenty of beer options on tap; Kent chose Uncle Rick's Pilsener |
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Organic Garden and Back Porch of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (KSS) |
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company started in 1979 in Chico, CA. In 2014, a second brewing facility was opened in Mills River, NC. Making beer on both coasts ensured that fresh beer "gets everywhere faster."
Next: Asheville Urban Trail I.
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