Here’s the press release from the U.S. Forest Service: NEBO, N.C. — The U.S. Forest Service Grandfather Ranger District reminds visitors that there are a limited number of permitted users allowed for ...
I set off mid-afternoon into the Linville Gorge Wilderness near Morganton, North Carolina. Right from the trailhead I found dense groves of mountain laurel with bouquets of delicate pink flowers, as ...
Yesterday’s rain helped reduce the size of the raging fire in the Linville Gorge Wilderness area from 2,700 acres to about 2,275 acres, but the blaze continues to blanket a popular site for hiking, ...
A one-time Christmas tree farm abutting the iconic Linville Gorge in Burke County is now a sprawling, natural playground for white-tailed deer, warblers and wild turkey, as well as for humans. On the ...
In its first major construction work in years, the Linville Gorge Wilderness trail system is getting some much-needed TLC after years of being smothered with love – and erosion – by the increasing ...
Linville Gorge is sometimes called the Grand Canyon of the East. It sprawls over 12,000 rugged acres on U.S. Forest Service land in western North Carolina, but some trails are accessible enough for a ...