A short hike to one of the best views on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Hidden just off the Blue Ridge Parkway is perhaps one of the best views from the parkway, Chestoa View. This fabulous overlook and short loop trail offer stunning views of the Linville Gorge area of the Pisgah National Forest. The overlook … Read more
One of the most popular waterfalls along the Blue Ridge Parkway is easily reached via a short trail. One of the more popular and accessible waterfalls in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the beautiful Linville Falls. It is a spectacular multi-tiered waterfall that plunges down into the Linville Gorge – “Grand Canyon of the Appalachians”. … Read more
A rails-to-trails favorite in Madison county that follows Big Laurel Creek up to the French Broad River. Tucked away in the Pisgah National Forest section of Madison County of North Carolina is the “Rails to Trails” favorite – Laurel River Trail. This 3.6 mile one-way out and back hike is a great family hiking destination … Read more
A wonderful Summertime hike through the cool and fragrant spruce fir forest of Richland Balsam. There is a wonderful summer hiking destination that’s located just off the Blue Ridge Parkway that is about 1/3 of a mile from the highest elevation point of the parkway in Caney Fork North Carolina. This 1.5 mile loop trail … Read more
A great family destination with a large picnic area and easy 5 mile loop trail through beautiful forest. Just north of Brevard North Carolina, in the Southern Pisgah National Forest, is the great family hiking trail – Pink Beds Named for the abundant color that can be present during periods of the summer, this easy … Read more
The historical landmark, Green Knob Lookout Tower. A fun and unique hiking destination off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Sitting just off the Blue Ridge Parkway up on a ridge overlooking the entire area is the unique hiking destination of Green Knob Lookout Tower. Briefly visible from the Blue Ridge Parkway as you approach the Green … Read more
Two short and beautiful hikes on an undisturbed barrier island estuarine system. At the far Northeast corner of North Carolina, just 10 miles South of the Virginia border, is the undisturbed barrier island reserve of Currituck Banks. It is a low-salinity estuarine system of ocean beaches, sand dunes, grasslands, shrub thicket, maritime forest, tidal flats, … Read more
A nicely designed and maintained National Park honoring the first flights that took place at this location in 1903. Located in the coastal city of Kill Devil Hills North Carolina is the Wright Brothers National Memorial that commemorates the historic first flights that took place at this location on December 17th, 1903. It is a … Read more
Currituck Lighthouse is the northern most lighthouse in North Carolina and is open to the public. The shores of North Carolina are dotted with beautiful and historic lighthouses that, for over a century, have warned mariners about the treacherous shores that have claimed so many ships over the years. The northern most of these lighthouses … Read more
Beautifully lighting the area known as the graveyard of the Atlantic, Cape Hatteras is the tallest lighthouse in America. Located on Hatteras Island, lighting the way for mariners traveling the treacherous Diamond Shoals knows as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, is the mighty Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Standing nearly 200ft tall Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the … Read more
