My friend asked if I'd ever been up to see it. I said no, but we did that day. The last time I had tried I was turned away, probably because it was during a time they were holding a conference. This time nobody stopped us as we climbed through first a planted parkway of spruce trees, then a rhododendron forest to the area with many big white buildings with bright red roofs.
The front of the main building has three or four stories in height, and has extended wings that more than double its original size. I was backing up to get this shot, and never got a better one of the front.
But just look at the backside of that building, made entirely of wood. We of course had comments about fire protection.
I mentioned that from my apartment, I can see some red roofs across the valley on the middle of the side of the mountain ridge.
From outside on my balcony I used full 5x magnification. There's a blur of red within the tree branches. Don't pay attention to the orange roof at the bottom, of another apartment building.
It is important that we all find people that believe in us, just as we believe in others.
Looks like a beautiful building, the front looks grand! Take care, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteIt has historically been used for different things. Once, Black Mountain College was housed in the original part of the main building.
Delete...YMCA Blueridge Assembly reminds me of place built in the Adirondacks years ago.
ReplyDeleteIt does have a familiar "retreat" format.
DeleteIt looks like a place worth seeing.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad we got a sneak peek.
DeleteIs it a conference or retreat center? Quite a complex.
ReplyDeleteYes both I think. Summertime will have big greyhound size busses arriving for the start of sessions, then turning around at the end of the week.
DeleteDang! The size of that place!
ReplyDeleteIt is a long drive up to it as well.
DeleteBeautiful sunny pictures and wonderful quote. Barbara. Aloha
ReplyDeleteThanks Cloudia! You and I have a penchant for quotes...but you also write poetry. I just blog (and make clay things!)
DeleteIt is huge!
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