14th Annual Blood Sweat & Gears
The countdown is on for the 14th annual Blood Sweat & Gears. The 100-mile bicycle route, scheduled for Saturday, June 23, sold out in seven hours, and the 52-mile route on the same day sold out in 10 hours.
The BSG is a challenging to strenuous full English century – 100 mile loop ride starting and ending at the Valle Crucis Elementary School, approximately 5 miles south of Boone, North Carolina. The route roughly circles Boone through the outskirts of Watauga County, the heart of North Carolina’s High Country. The terrain is constantly changing with hills of all lengths and curves too numerous to count. The cumulative climbing elevation is 13,000+ feet, with the climb up to the gap at Snake Mountain, milepoint 63, reaching an 18-20% grade near the top.
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Read moreMusic in the Valle 2012
The “Music in the Valle 2012″ Concert Series at Valle Crucis Community Park starts May 25th and continues each Friday evening through August. Admission is free; bring a chair or a blanket and family & friends. All concerts start at 7:00PM • See Schedule at www.vallecrucispark.com
Music In The Valle Schedule 2012
MAY
25th • Ital Seeds, Sponsored by A.P.E.
JUNE
1st • Brother Gravity, Sponsored by Wren’s Nest Landscaping & Garden Center
8th • The Mountain Laurels, Sponsored by Rivercross Market
15th • Sound Traveler, Sponsored by Valle Crucis Conference Center
22nd • The Major Sevens, Sponsored by High Country Local First
29th • The Worthless Son-in-Laws, Sponsored by the Justus and Nettle’s Ridge ‘Hood
JULY
6th • Creekside Grass, Sponsored by The 1861 Farmhouse
13th • The Wild Rumpus, Sponsored by Peabody’s Wine & Beer
20th • Kent Doobrow & Midnight Sun, Sponsored by Stick Boy Bread Company
27th • High Standards, Sponsored by Holy Cross Church
AUGUST
3rd • Dashboard Hula Boys, Sponsored by Valle Crucis School PTSA
10th • The Neighbors, Sponsored by Mast General Store
17th • 8 Miles Apart
24th • Folk and Dagger
31st • Zephyr Lighting Bolts, Sponsored by Western Youth Network
St. John’s Summer Sunday Concerts
This summer beginning May 29 St. John’s Episcopal Church will host a Summer Concert Series. Each concert will be followed by a picnic on the grounds. Below are a schedule of this years concerts:
