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Tag: travel
I Woke Up Early to Catch a Smoky Mountain Sunrise, and All I Got Was This Gloomy Photo
I woke up to see a gorgeous Smoky Mountains sunrise, but nature had other plans.
Some Ashevillians Are Taking Up TOO Much Space
According to the Google overlords’ AI Overview, “the phrase ‘taking up space’ doesn’t have a single inventor It’s an idiom … More
The Ashevilleization of Gloria
I unexpectedly loved Angel Olsen’s cover of Laura Branigan’s (cover) of Gloria.
A Solo Sunset at Sam’s Knob
Sam’s Knob might be the best place in Western North Carolina (and Asheville-adjacent) to get a mountain sunset all to yourself.
A Trip to the Asheville Mall
Did a trip to the Asheville Mall teach me anything about our capitalistic, consumerist society? Not really. It just taught me that Old Navy remains a time capsule to the early aughts.
Guess Who’s Back?
Last summer, I stopped writing here at Asheville Explorer because I got unexpectedly laid off (unexpectedly laid off might sound … More
Has Asheville Jumped the Shark?
Asheville has always been more than a bit of a parody of itself, but part of the reason it doesn’t … More
For Display Only
During Covid, my cousin Mikey lived in Asheville Air BnBs for two months. During his tenure here, we typically ended … More
No One Asked for My Recipe for a Nice Little Sunday, and That’s OK
I’m often tickled by influencers of all success levels (but honestly, in this case, most tickled by those of middling-to-not-very … More
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