Category Archives: North Carolina

The Flora at the Biltmore

The grounds and the gardens at the Biltmore were bursting with color and the buds on the trees were beautiful.  Many of the brightest blossoms were found in the Conservatory.  All of that color was a sight for sore eyes and a tease for the Spring that will soon come to pass in Indiana.

A Good Kind of Spam

Before we headed back towards home, we tried our luck at a few more caches.  As is the case sometimes, the first one we sought out was not where it was supposed to be.  Hoping our second attempt would yield better results, we went pursued another.  Off on the side of the road, tucked in […]

The Biltmore House

It was drizzling when we arrived at the Biltmore but the rain slowed no one down.  The tour busses picked us up from the parking lot and drove us to the estate’s entrance.  The Biltmore is the largest privately owned home in the United States with 250 rooms (35 of which are bedrooms), 43 bathrooms, […]

Spring Break—Travel Edition

It is true that books can take you to new places and that’s just what happened as a result of Mason reading The Mystery of the Biltmore House by Carole Marsh.  He was so enthusiastic about the book and expressed a strong desire to go visit.  Spring break and a long weekend were just the […]