White Wedding

As I mentioned in the last post, running is a habit.  However, there are times when other priorities take precedence.  This weekend was one of them.  Cindy and I got married on Friday at Triple Falls in Dupont State Forest near Asheville, NC on a beautiful day.  We spent 3 beautiful days in Asheville.  I did get to run on Saturday morning on Montford Ave. and Riverside Cemetery.  If you ever want to do hill work while in Asheville, go to Riverside Cemetery.  There are also some famous folks buried there like authors O. Henry, Thomas Wolfe and many Confederate Generals.  It is a meandering, multi-level, hillside stroll and beautiful this time of year.  Historic Montford also has some interesting venues including where F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife died in a fire at a Mental Hospital near where some of the pictures were taken below.

Obviously, this was not the highlight of the weekend.  After watching the weather closely all week and the forecast not wavering from 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms, the sky opened up with bright sunshine at one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the south for Cindy and me to commit our vows of marriage.  Triple Falls is a powerful 100 foot waterfall in Dupont State Forest which requires a short but somewhat steep half-mile walk.  We then decided to go right to the falls for the ceremony.  We could feel the mist and hear the rush of the water.  Waterfalls have so much energy.  We even had a bit of an audience with some college kids sitting quietly while Kathy (the minister) performed the ceremony.  At the end, they clapped and acknowledged what they had witnessed.  We chose two readings from the bible and wrote our own vows.  Of course it was difficult getting the personal vows out without blubbering.  The entire weekend was beautiful.  The B&B gave us balloons, wine and very tasty cupcake.  There were red and white roses and dinners as some of Asheville's most interesting restaurants.  On Saturday we drove the Blue Ridge Parkway and then down 276 to Brevard stopping at Looking Glass Falls and back up over the mountains to Asheville for dinner at Curate, Spanish Tapas and fine Sangria, two pitchers worth.  Here are a few cell phones pictures.  Cindy changed her name on Facebook on the drive back from Triple Falls. :)

Days 113-116: 9 miles: 2014: 608 miles