Remember when neighbors would gather to see a slide show of summer vacations? I don’t either, but my mom says it happened. Here’s a snapshot of my trip to Asheville.

Did I mention there’s more beer than water in Asheville? Here’s a before and after pic at one of our brewery stops, LAB.

The liquor laws in North Carolina are strange … so you have to become a member of a bar if you want a cocktail. I was happy to pay $1 for a fancy membership card at a speakeasy above the Thirsty Monk. And I got free turkey jerky!