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Voted Best
Mountain Town
Boone is located in the
heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and is considered one of the
most scenic places in America. If you are a lover of golf, tennis,
hiking, biking, canoeing, white water rafting, skiing, rock-climbing,
bird-watching, fresh air, four seasons, fireflies and wild flowers,
come to the Blue Ridge Mountains and discover the tranquility you
will never want to leave. It's truly a Mecca for your soul - the
most beautiful place you've ever been. |
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The Cherokee
named the area Watauga which means "whispering waters" or "beautiful
waters". Some claim the meaning to be "land of the beyond".
Boone, population 26,000, was recently listed in two editions of "The
100 Best Small Towns in America" . The 1995 edition of "Where
to Retire" listed Boone as a prime retirement spot, and the
1998 edition of "Blue Country Magazine" chose the town
as a Platinum winner of Best Mountain Town. At an elevation of
3400 feet, Boone's climate is temperate, with an average temperature
of 69 degrees, 53 inches of rainfall, and 36 inches of snow per
year. This mountain Eden is only an hour from I-77, I-81 AND I-40,
with access to Boone through highways 321, 421, and 221. |
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Watauga
County schools provide excellent education to over 3,000 students.
Watauga High School continues to produce SAT scores higher than
national average s and remains a leader in the state. Heavenly
Mountain is home to the Heavenly Mountain Ideal Girls School,
a private school for girls, grades 7 through 12. Appalachian
State University serves as the academic hub of Boone, with a
student population of around 12,000. "U.S. News & World Reports" ranked
ASU in the top 15 of Southern Universities for 1999.
The inspirational beauty continually attracts
artists and musicians to this area. Concerts of all kinds abound
from the auditoriums to the streets! Visitors enjoy a multi-faceted
array of cultural events sponsored by the University, many of which
are part of the Appalachian Summer Festival. There are wonderful
resorts in the area, several health clubs, 3 health food stores,
a spa, a tennis and racquetball club, 4 ski hills, (one right in
Boone!), gorgeous golf courses, a driving range, and a practice
climbing post in the center of town.
Boone is also the home of the first Sthapatya
Veda community in the world, Heavenly
Mountain Resort, where everything
is built in harmony with nature and hundreds of people pursue enlightenment
through deep meditation. The air of serenity created by this spiritual
center along with the magnificent natural beauty of the Blue Ridge
Mountains, makes this area unlike any other place on earth. There
are few experiences in life that compare. It's a rare opportunity
to live in heaven.
To up to date weather for Boone, click
here.
Images courtesy of Marty
Hulsebos - High
Country Images |
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