In roaming around the blogging world these past few days, I have run across some fantastic hikes that I felt you all might enjoy knowing about. I know, I know, the supposed purpose of blogging is to express your own thoughts and ideas about stuff. That may be true, but my father always told me that other folks probably would have better ideas than mine. Over the years, more often than not, he's been right!

So, here are a few links I found interesting and wanted to share with you. (BTW - each of these links represents a hike that you could do while staying at The Waverly Inn....I'm just sayin'!)

Wonderful hikes in Western NC:

http://www.blueridgefieldjournal.com/2010/02/lovers-leap-hike-hot-springs-nc/
http://www.romanticasheville.com/looking_glass.htm
http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah/pisgah/guidedhikes/johnrock.html
(Be sure to find the tabs at the top of the above page...great pics there from the trail)

We hope we've given you yet another reason to visit The Waverly Inn in Hendersonville, NC very soon!

John, Diane, Darla & Debbie
The Waverly Inn Innkeepers

For the past week, I have been in the basement of The Waverly Inn, pressing a button! At times I have felt like one of the Goblins of Middle Earth from Lord of the Rings, coming up from the mines long enough to hunt for food and then returning to the dark to perform a mindless and senseless task.

But, blessed is he who has an industrial boilerman as a best friend! Dale, my Utah skiing partner just happens to make a living repairing commercial boilers and he literally saved my butt this week. With the help of a cell phone, digital camera, the internet, and Dales wife Jeannie (only one of which Dale knows anything about...you got it, the cell phone) this picture was sent to him and he correctly diagnosed our problem as a short in the flame rod and voila, the HEAT was ON at The Waverly and John was released from the dungeon.

About the only person who was displeased with all of this was my wife Diane who, for the first full week since we were married 34 years ago, knew exactly where I was 24 hours a day! I am once again free to roam Western NC at will.

The moral of the story is: it's important to have at least one best friend and one great wife! I am indeed a fortunate man to have both in my life.

John
The Waverly Inn Innkeeper

Wind in the Woods by Rose Senehi

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
If you live in Western North Carolina, if you have ever been to a summer camp, if you have children of your own, or if you have ever been in a relationship, then this is a MUST read book. Set in Henderson County NC and centered on life in and around a popular local summer camp , Ms. Senehi has crafted a beautiful combination of thriller and love story backed with the foundation of solid local history. This novel will not disappoint!

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We hope we've given you yet another reason to visit The Waverly Inn in Hendersonville, NC very soon!

John, Diane, Darla & Debbie
The Waverly Inn Innkeepers

Art Teachers Create is the first annual exhibition presented by artists and art teachers who provide art instruction to Henderson County children. This exhibition showcases Henderson County art teachers who have students eligible to participate in the student exhibitions that follow: Elementary School Exhibit (March 12 - March 27), and Artists of Tomorrow (Senior and Middle School Student Exhibition) (April 9 - May 1).

We hope we've given you yet another reason to visit Hendersonville, NC very soon!

John, Diane, Darla & Debbie
The Waverly Inn Innkeepers