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Blacksmithing & Brews Here’s your chance to experience the basics of shaping hot steel with a hammer and anvil in our unforgettable blacksmithing workshop. You’ll fire up the forge with our seasoned educator Mo, who’s been teaching hands-on living history at Earthshine for over sixteen years. He’ll guide you every step of the way, helping you work a piece of rough steel into a one of a kind, hand crafted knife form you can take home. You’ll stoke the coal fire, hammer glowing metal straight from forge, and learn all kinds of history, lore, techniques, and tricks about the craft. After the workshop, you can enjoy a local brew on the front deck of our main lodge overlooking Pisgah National Forest and the Blue Ridge Mountains. You can take it easy, soaking up the mountain views while you sip, or work on refining your knife to transform its rugged, fresh-out-of-the-fire look to a smoother, cleaner finish. (We’ll provide the tools!) No experience is needed and all equipment is provided. Ages 13+ are welcome, but you must be at least 21 to be served beer. If you’re under 21, we’ll provide root beer or sparkling water. Each person participating will take home their own wrought iron crude knife form that can be used as a letter opener or simple spreading utensil.

Enjoy a one-of-a-kind hike in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains with our friendly llamas! Hikers will learn about our famous llamas' interesting histories and how to safely handle the animals before heading out on a hike with gorgeous mountaintop views on our private trails. Each group gets 1 to 3 loveable llamas to share, depending on group size. There’s plenty of time for llama cuddles and, of course, llama selfies! This moderate hike is around 1 mile long and does require requires walking uphill on rocky and sometimes slippery terrain. This experience lasts approximately an hour and a half.

This is a PRIVATE session. We will explore a mountain hike together along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The hike is a 20-minute hike up to some incredible views. From there we will guide you through a really unique photography experience capturing love and human connection. Our photography sessions are playful, fun, intimate, and full of life. I'm open to photographing you and your partner/ friends/ families/ dogs. Everyone is welcome! Other things to note -If there is rain, we will try our very best to reschedule. -sometimes the mountains can be cold, pack a light sweater or jacket just in case You must book a seat for each person coming to your photoshoot (dogs are free). If you are a family of 3 or more-message me for a special discounted rate. Galleries are sent to you one 1 week after your photoshoot. You will receive 40 fully retouched in high-resolution format. You are welcome to make your own prints. We proudly serve everyone in love. We do not discriminate against race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, nationality, religion, cultures, gender identity, and expression. We are committed to welcoming all people into our lives and into our art. We want to serve you.

NEW Governors covid guidelines; for an experience of our size, masks & social distancing are not required. We're vaccinated and will let our guests make they own decisions. All guest MUST be 12 or over for insurance reasons. SUSTAINABLE BIO-DIVERSITY, HEALTHY BEES, EXQUISITE HONEY. Honeybees are the heartbeat of a healthy environment. Join us on an exploration of these incredible insects & what they mean for our food source & health of our forest. Experience the intensity of the bee colony, the power of the Queen and the fierce loyalty of her female subjects. A fun & adult introduction to a bees life followed wearing a traditional bee suit and participating in a personal “meet & greet” with the bees. Guests will inspect a hive with the beekeeper, hold a frame full of bees and experience the thrill of a Queen sighting! You will then come back to the house for a delicious honey tasting and food pairing. Savor honey from the Killer Bees apiary which like wine, will be expertly paired with a variety of foods. You will experience how each honey tastes different, and how each honey can be paired to fully compliment different types of foods. Champagne of course pairs with all honeys! Learn about artisanal methods of honey processing and receive your own souvenir bottle of Killer Bees honey

This is an incredible trail running tour perfect for novice or experienced trail runners. We'll meet at the trailhead for Black Balsam Knob, a paved Forest Service road off of the Blue Ridge Parkway. From here, we'll discuss the final details of our run. The loop is a little over 5 miles and includes a mixture of trail and old road beds, with a little over 1000' of climbing. There are a couple of steeper sections that will be more of a hike than run. Depending on the sunset and your abilities, we may run this loop clockwise or counter-clockwise. Counter-clockwise, we'll start with a section of the 31-mile Art Loeb Trail - one of the best as it crosses over the bald summits of Tennent Mountain and Black Balsam Knob. This half of the run is singletrack and on more technical terrain which will require some hiking. The views from these mountains are some of the best in the entire Blue Ridge Mountains - and we'll be visiting them around sunset. Expect plenty of photo opportunities and a truly unique trail run few have experienced. After leaving the high mountain peaks, we'll follow an old railroad bed utilized by loggers in the early 1900's. We'll have some stellar views to the west as the final rays of light illuminate the horizon. I'll have a couple of lights to help us get back to the trailhead if it gets too dark. Afterward, we can enjoy some cold drinks before heading out. Other things to note This is a moderate trail run compared to most of the National Forest, but those newer to trail running may consider difficult. After enjoying the sunset at Black Balsam Knob, I'll have a light to help us finish the last half-mile to the trailhead.