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Asheville, NC

Visiting the Biltmore Estate

by Rod Burkert on November 13, 2009

Being flexible pays off.  We wanted to visit the Biltmore Estate on Wednesday afternoon, but remnants of Hurricane Ida kept that from happening.  On Thursday morning we awoke to clearing skies in Asheville.  So instead of leaving first thing for Nashville, we hung out at Biltmore for a few hours. Biltmore is situated on 8,000 [...]

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A Rainy Day in Asheville

by Rod Burkert on November 12, 2009

The Hurricane Ida storm system strolled into Asheville Tuesday night and hovered all day Wednesday.  Undeterred, we decided not to spend the day in a hotel room. Our first stop was the brand new Pet Soup animal shelter highlighted in our previous blog post. Next, we waded out to an off-leash dog park located in [...]

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GPF Visits New Animal Shelter in Asheville

by Rod Burkert on November 11, 2009

A new animal shelter celebrated its grand opening this past Saturday in Asheville, and GoPetFriendly stopped by today to pay a visit and donate some food. Pet Soup is a licensed, “safe-for-life” shelter offering refuge to rescued dogs and cats.  Located at 31 Glendale Avenue, the building is spacious enough to have separate areas for [...]

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