Where can you cool off on an August weekend without running into Sarah Palin?

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Sunny warm days and cool,sometimes very cool nights, with low humidity.

Gorgeous scenic rides through the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Harrah's Cherokee Casino for your gambling compulsions.

Fishing in huge mountain lakes and streams.

White Water Rafting.

Quaint downtown shops,museums, outdoor cafes.

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Places to eat:

http://www.exploreasheville.com/where-to-eat/index.aspx"

What to do:

http://www.exploreasheville.com/what-to-do/index.aspx

Here are the best places to stay:

http://www.exploreasheville.com/where-to-stay/index.aspx

And my personal reason to recommend Asheville,N.C.? It is the birthplace of my all time favorite author and I think the greatest novelist of his time, Thomas Wolfe ("You Can't Go Home Again"). How true it is.

Visit the museum at:

http://www.wolfememorial.com/center.html

Have a great time!