We arrived in Charlotte N.C. on Friday, April 1. The next day we drove to Asheville, N.C., with a stop at North Wilkesboro and a brief drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Sunday was NASCAR's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, which holds 164,000 fans, and they are building more seats! We visited the Biltmore Estate on Monday before heading back to Charlotte and our plane on Tuesday. For more on the Biltmore Estate, try www.Biltmore.com
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Biltmore Estate, Asheville, N.C.
The largest private residence in the U.S. has 43 bathrooms!
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garden at Biltmore Estate
Very little was blooming when we visited in early April.
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a flowering tree
One of the few things in bloom during our visit. I have no idea what type of...
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North Wilkesboro Motor Speedway
This track hosted races of NASCAR's highest level until 1995. Now it has...
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North Wilkesboro
Note the old open garages in the infield. Today's new tracks have...
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North Wilkesboro
The small white building to the left in the infield was restrooms. The...
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North Wilkesboro
A gentleman who "stays around" the track said that he doubts that the...
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Bristol Motor Speedway
This was taken about two and a half hours before the race.
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Bristol Motor Speedway filling up
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Bristol Motor Speedway
Most of the cars are stopped for track cleanup late in the race.
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snow
along the Blue Ridge Parkway between Boone and Blowing Rock
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