Boone

July 27, 2010-- Boone, NC


In the library at Appalachian State University. Beautiful place. Carolina does have impressive schools of higher learning. (Two Saxe children are grads – Chapel Hill and NCState) There are at least 100 computer stations in this library. Spent some time in the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts today before heading to Boone Bagels for lunch. Long time since we’ve had bagels. This town has boomed in the last 10 years. Lowe’s and Walmart et al.

Just met the parking/traffic cop who is from Lewiston, Me so avoided a ticket and can stay on the street as long as we want. UMAINE grad who spent some time in film making in Hollywood and thought the east was a much better place to live. Married a gal who had a job here. Now he runs 7 hot dog stands around town and campus as well as being the mider of parked cars.

SPenidn our camp time in Cherokee National Forest just over the line in TN with day trip here and to Blowing Rock on the Blue Ridge. It is much cooler today which is a relief. But we had a refreshing swim in Lake Watuga in the Forest service area yesterday. Thunder storms roll thru around the mountains just about every day.

Off to see the Outdoor sculpture exhibition before heading back. Not sure where next Serendipity will take us.