My girlfriend and I decided to go on a weekend getaway to Asheville, NC a couple of weeks ago in February. It happened to be one of the coldest weekends of the year, but we made the trip anyway with intentions of visiting the Biltmore Estate for the first time. The Biltmore is the largest private residence in the country, built by the Vanderbilt family in the mid 1800s. It was also the home in the film “Richie Rich”, which is my personal favorite piece of trivia about the house. We took a tour of the house and the hundreds of rooms inside, but unfortunately, no pictures were allowed. Photos were allowed outside of the house though, and despite the 10 degree wind chills, I was able to capture a few of the house and surrounding landscape. We also found our way into the Biltmore Garden area (the indoor portion thankfully), which was a greenhouse like enclosure. Inside the garden area, I found some exotic looking orchids and other plants that made great subjects. Read More