Many of us thought of the Bat Cave when we learned the news that Adam West died on June 9, 2017. A friend of mine was driving and saw this sign on the Interstate. Wikipedia describes the location in this way:

 

Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, in the United States. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is located along Lake Lure Highway (US 64/US 74A/NC 9), 14.6 miles (23.5 km) northeast of Hendersonville, along the banks of the Broad River.

 

The community was named after the nearby cave which is inhabited by several species of bats, on Bluerock Mountain (sometimes referred to as Bat Cave Mountain). It is the largest known granite fissure cave in North America and is a protected area, not open to the public. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

 

The community is served by an all-volunteer fire department and has a bimonthly community paper called “The Bat Biz.”

 

Who knows I may try to include this on one of my journeys as the Batman TV series was one of the happiest activities I enjoyed as a child.