The Ultimate Guide to Asheville & The Western North Carolina Mountains, 3rd Edition (Ultimate Guide to Asheville & Hendersonville) - Softcover

Lee James Pantas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967806100 ISBN 13: 9780967806105

Publisher: R. Brent and Company, 2006

Synopsis

This greatly expanded and revised third edition is the only guidebook you ll ever need to explore and enjoy this entire area. Foreword by Rick Boyer, originator of Places Rated Almanac. Included are 15 area maps, over 100 original illustrations, easy-to-use index, listings by category, in-depth chapters, and web links. Find the best: accommodations, restaurants, attractions, festivals & events, nightlife, outdoor recreation, golf, kids' activities, daytrips and much more! Complete coverage of all the best attractions, including: Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Cherokee Indian Reservation; Blue Ridge Parkway; Appalachian Trail; Grandfather Mountain; Blowing Rock; Harrah s Casino; Horn in the West; Mount Mitchell; Chimney Rock; Linville Caverns; Waterfalls; Great Smoky Mountains Railroad; Bele Chere; Much More!

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From the Inside Flap:

Complete Coverage of All the Best Attractions! Great Smoky Mountains National Park Cherokee Indian Reservation Blue Ridge Parkway Appalachian Trail Grandfather Mountain Blowing Rock Harrah‘s Casino Horn in the West Mount Mitchell Chimney Rock Linville Caverns Waterfalls Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Bele Chere Much More!|Complete Coverage Of All The Best Attractions: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Trail, Grandfather Mountain, Blowing Rock, Harrah's Casino, Horn in the West, Mount Mitchell, Chimney Rock, Linville Caverns, Waterfalls, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Bele Chere.

About the Author:

Lee James Pantas, originally from Greenwich, Connecticut, has lived in the Asheville area since 1989. He has a Master s degree in Ecology from the University of Vermont, and has worked as a research scientist, military officer, lecturer, parapsychologist, marketing director, painter and illustrator in Vermont, Georgia, the orient, Brazil, Colorado, Connecticut and North Carolina. He is active in youth track and field and coaches sprints and hurdles for A.C. Reynolds High School as well as the Asheville Lightning Junior Olympics Team. Well-known throughout North Carolina for his award-winning, exquisitely detailed pen and ink drawings, Mr. Pantas has completed more than 2,000 private and corporate commissions. Mr. Pantas is also known for his imaginative visionary and fantasy paintings. His work has been exhibited in New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and locally in Blue Spiral 1, Broadway Arts and Seven Sisters Gallery, among others, and is found in many private collections. He is currently at work on a ten-year project, Liza's Reef, a series of paintings of an imaginary coral reef located near an imaginary island in the South Pacific. The goal of the project is to raise funds for selected environmental organizations and orphanages in the South Pacific.

About this edition

• Publisher: R. Brent and Company
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0967806100
• ISBN 13: 9780967806105
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 496