One Happenin’ Weekend
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008What’s up, WNC? Nice bit of weather we’re having this week. The sun is shining bright & bringing some spring-time warmth just in time for a great weekend to be outside in and around Asheville.
On Friday, The Southern Apalachain Forest Coalition is putting on an event called “Into The Woods” at On Broadway in downtown Asheville.
On that note, if you’re interested on avoiding an Into the Wild-esque fate (noteworthy story, if you haven’t read it, by the way) without putting too much of a dent in your wallet, we’re having a really sweet USED GEAR SALE here at the Dome on Saturday! We’re cleaning out the shop’s upstairs basement that we’ve been keeping chock-full of spare gear for a long time & tryin’ to get rid of a lot of cool stuff as cheap as it gets. We’ve even got some sweet rep samples we’re putting up for sale. A lot of our staff are going to be trying to trade/sell some cheap gear of our own, too; guaranteed to be an interesting selection.
Of course, everyone is welcome: Bring any gear that you wanna trade or try to sell in our parking lot. While we can’t exactly trade used gear for the new stuff we keep in the Shop, we are knocking 10% off of everything we have inside the Dome & we’ll have a huge tent set up outside with all of our remaining winter wear at knock-out prices.
It’ll be fun; come hang out with us & whoever else shows up; you’ll walk away with awesome gear & heavy wallets.
Other cool stuff is going down on Saturday as well for people looking to enjoy the nice spring weather. The Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education is hosting a course on primitive outdoor skills in Pisgah. There is also a hike to John Rock for ages 9 & up being put on by the Center on Saturday. Information regarding both of these events is available at www.ncwildlife.com
In celebration of Earth Day, there’s a “Go Green with Moss” workshop in Brevard, offering tips on identification of our local moss species as well as ideas for incorperating mosses in your landscapes. Information for this can be found at www.mountainmoss.org
Western Carolina University is hosting the 24th annual River Clean Up, which will cover a section of the beautiful Tuckaseigee. This is a great cause & on-site registration will be available where the troops will meet on the lawn of University Center out in Cullowhee. All the necessary information can be located at www.wcu.edu/univcenter/outdoors
In downtown Asheville, the Pack Place Community Gallery is presenting a a completely public reception of “A River of Words and Art” in order to celebrate both Earth Day as well as the “Time is of the Essence: Contemperary Landscape Art” exhibit. For more details on this, hit up www.ashevilleart.org
Those are just a few exciting events taking place this Friday & Saturday in the Asheville area. It’s getting warmer & warmer & there’s a ton of spots to check out for dayhikes, overnighters, or pretty much anything you can imagine. We’re here seven days a week & will be more than glad to help outfit you for the outdoors as well as offer ideas for everything from cool picnic spots to full-blown excursions & hot climbing routes.
Come see us on Saturday!
close together for most of the race…In the end, Moran’s superior speed told the tale as she took the win (2:54:06) in only her first attempt on the course. Tarves also broke 3 hours (2:58:34) for second while new mother of 4 months and Black Dome trail running team member, Karen Masson, showed she is returning to form with a 3rd place showing (3:16:16)
