North Carolina Mountain Vacation
Explore the BEST Mountain Towns in NC Having lived in the North Carolina mountains for several years, I was not at all surprised to find … Read more
Why People Love Visiting Lake Lure
Lake Lure Travel Guide There are many affordable vacations tucked away throughout the United States, unknown to most people, despite that they feature several exploits … Read more
North Carolina High Country & Blue Ridge Mountains
Vacation in North Carolina High Country The North Carolina High Country is considered to be the northwestern portion of the state where the Blue Ridge … Read more
Shining Rock & Middle Prong Wilderness Areas
Named for the white quartzite rock that forms its summit, Shining Rock’s 5940-foot peak is not the highest in these two wilderness areas. In fact, … Read more
Black Mountains
Mt. Mitchell State Park & the Black Mountains Named for the dark evergreen forests of spruce and fir that cover its peaks, the Black Mountain … Read more
Hiking Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain Guide Grandfather Mountain is renowned throughout the southern Appalachians. And deservedly so. As the highest peak in the Blue Ridge, the first line … Read more
Linville Gorge Wilderness – Pisgah National Forest
The Linville Gorge Wilderness Area is sometimes called the Grand Canyon of the East, but the metaphor doesn’t exactly fit because in the real Grand … Read more