A Tar Heel Summer
North Carolina, home of the first English colony that disappeared into the mists of time, is a land of history, mystery, natural scenic beauty and hospitality. Come on in and sit a spell this summer.
North Carolina - My Flickr View
Photos of some of my favorite spots in North Carolina.
Ya'll Come!
- NC High Country Live View
- Webcams dot North Carolina's high country.
Take a peek at a peak. - VisitNC
- VisitNC is the official website of the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development.
- Play In The Street
- North Carolina has street festivals dedicated to just about any edible you can name, not to mention some non-edibles like Woolly Worms and Hollerin. Come play in the street.
- NC Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus
- Drill down to the local level to find out more about specific NC locations.
- Liquid Roads
- The IntraCoastal Waterway is North Carolina's major liquid road. It takes boaters and cruisers through some of our state's most beautiful spots. Get floating.
- Ride The Highway In The Sky
- The Blue Ridge Parkway bumps up against the sky as it follows the backbone of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. Take a ride in the sky.
- North Carolina Backroads
- North Carolina's Department of Transportation provides maps and itineraries of our scenic byways.
Where The Water Falls
By Harry Hoover
This 10,000-acre park is minutes away from Brevard and Hendersonville, straddling the border between southwest North Carolina's Henderson and Transylvania counties. The low, rolling mountains here host some of the most beautiful and easily accessible waterfalls in a state full of photogenic cascades.
A handicapped accessible trail from Hooker Falls' parking lot takes you about six minutes to reach this tranquil rush of water. A broad cataract tumbles about 11 feet over a stony ledge and into Cascade Lake.
The largest falls are on the Little River. Upstream, about a seven-minute walk from Hooker Falls, is Triple Falls. As the name implies, Triple Falls drops 120 feet in three separate cascades. There are marvelous views of the falls from the well-traveled trail. More adventurous hikers can get closer views of the various levels via steeper, and sometimes slippery, trails.
High Falls is another ½ mile up the trail past Triple Falls. Hot weather calls for a close approach down a side trail to the cooling mist at High Falls. And, if you are a little out of shape, there are great views of High Falls from the trail.
You may have a sense of deja vu as you view the falls. Some of them appeared in the movie The Last of the Mohicans. Bridal Veil Falls - the first and hardest to access fall on the Little River - had a starring role. It is the one that the movie's characters walked behind. Water drops off an overhanging ledge, sheets down a granite incline, and spills into a pool. A new parking area at Fawn Lake makes the falls a little easier to reach.
Grassy Creek offers two smaller, but very picturesque falls, too. Several lakes - alpine jewels like Lake Julia and Lake Dense - dot the park. Warm water game fish such as largemouth bass, bluegill, and redbreast sunfish are found here. Anglers also can fish for rainbow, brook and brown trout in the cold water streams and you also can catch trout in the upper reaches of the Little River.
The horsy set will find a number of trails open to them, too. And mountain bikers, like ants, swarm the rocky hillside on Cedar Mountain in good weather.
There are more than 30 lovely bed and breakfast inns in Brevard and Hendersonville. Book a room and come down to where the water falls.
Go Wild
NC Outdoor Activities
- GORP - NC
- GORP provides comprehensive National Park and outdoors information and recommendations.
- Nantahala Outdoor Center
- Since 1972, NOC has shared the outdoors with millions of guests. Located in Western North Carolina near the Great Smoky Mountains, NOC is within easy driving distance of Atlanta, Charlotte, and Knoxville.
- US National Whitewater Center
- The world's largest and only multi-channel recirculating artificial whitewater river.
- NC Wildlife - Hunting & Fishing Info
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources provides information on hunting, fishing and boating in the Tar Heel state.
- VisitNC Outdoors
- The official NC website contains a section dedicated to our great outdoors.
- NC Waterfalls
- Love to hike? Well, if you do there is nothing better than hiking to one of North Carolina's hundreds of waterfalls. This site has photos and directions to some of our best.
VisitNC Asks
NC Top 10 List
NC Odd Facts
- The world's largest 10 Commandments can be found in the NC mountains near Murphy
- In Bailey, NC is the Country Doctor Museum complete with the tools used to amputate Stonewall Jackson's arm
- High Point hosts the world's largest chest of drawers
- Chief Henry of Cherokee is the world's most photographed Indian
- An Aluminum Christmas Tree Museum is located in Brevard
- Rose Hill boasts of the world's largest frying pan
- Mt. Airy, birthplace of Andy Griffith, is also home to the Andy Griffith Museum and hosts Mayberry Days each year
- The World's Largest Replica of the World's Largest Lighthouse is in Wilson, NC
- What is said to be the world's largest coffee pot is in Winston-Salem
- World's Largest Duncan Phyfe Chair is in Thomasville
North Carolina Writers on Amazon
Double Dead (Five Star Mystery Series) (Five Star Mystery Series)
Amazon Price: $25.95 (as of 10/12/2008)
Hush My Mouth: A Southern Fried Mystery (Southern Fried Mysteries featuring Avery Andrews)
Amazon Price: $17.96 (as of 10/12/2008)
Death's Half Acre
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 10/12/2008)
NC Musicians on Amazon
Sing in the Spirit
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Sing in the Spirit
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Sing in the Spirit
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NC Questions & Comments
Please tell us about Your NC, or ask a question. We'll try to answer it.
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2pawsdesigns
Great lens! I've added it to the lensroll on mine: Triangle Area, NC (Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill). Posted March 18, 2008 |
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artistonthemesa
Great lens - North Carolina is my original home. The Flickr photos are beautiful! Posted February 23, 2008 |
there are beautiful places to see and visit from the beautiful mountains to the hundreds of miles of coast.check us out www.northcarolinatouristguide.com thanks
Posted February 21, 2008
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JanaMurray
Hi Harry, I love to see a neighbor on Squidoo, my hometown is Brevard, land of the waterfalls. So I can attest to the beauty of NC... Now if we could get rid of the corrupt politicians it would be paradise! 5* Posted February 16, 2008 |
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chrisadams
Love your lens! I recently made new lenses about Franklin, NC and Big Bear Log Cabins! Posted January 14, 2008 |
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MyCreativeTeam
great lens Posted January 13, 2008 |
