A handful of the shots that have gone into illustrating four downtown trails.

At French Broad Chocolate late in the day.

For a creative collaboration between the city, the Asheville Downtown Association and the Convention/Visitors Bureau, we've taken off on the development of three distinct walking trails -- namely twenties architecture, public art and murals -- combining them with the well-established Urban Trail on a new website soon to be accessible through the city's main site and/or ExploreAsheville.com.  It's been both an honor and a lot of fun hinging all this together with the partnership of Elizabeth White, digital art director for the tourism development office.  Along the way, I've been able to shoot some of the city's great treasures, some of which are included here.

My daughter Sara steps into a scene with W.O. Wolfe's angel and the original Pack Library.

At the St. Lawrence station, saluting Raphael Guastavino, on the Urban Trail.

Sara and Nathan in front of the Public Service Building on the Twenties Architecture Trail in a carpet of ginko leaves.

Part of the Lexington Avenue Bridge mural, shot in the process of putting together a murals trail.

Mural at PennyCup Coffee in the block of the YMI.

Urban Trail station honoring Richard Sharp Smith, early 20th century architect who influenced many Asheville neighborhoods.

First Baptist, a Douglas Ellington commission, now on the National Register of Historic Places.