The National Parks Service takes over the Linville Falls area, and Chester Davis describes the falls and trail built with a new vantage point: “You can look down into this wild place from a dozen vantage points above. But when it is seen from above, the immediacy of its wildness is lost. In the gorge, at the foot of the falls where the roar of the falling water is loud, all the wildness is there and you are a part of it.”
Mark our words: Whether they nod to North Carolina or were penned by its residents, these notable, quotable passages remind us of the power of speech inspired by our state.
When one stream flows into another, the two chart a new course for the future — together.
When the weather outside is frightful, one chef serves loved ones dishes so delightful.
A historic Rose Bowl pitted Duke University against Oregon State in Durham. Then, in the dark days of World War II, those same football players — and a legendary coach — joined forces to fight for freedom.
