With temperatures 10 to 20 degrees cooler, Western North Carolina provides a welcome escape during the dog days of summer. Imagine your face sprinkled with the mist of a waterfall as you rest on a cool rock under a forest canopy. If this sounds good to you, Western North Carolina is the place to be.
While visiting the wonderful waterfalls of North Carolina, please always remember to enjoy and view them safely. To learn more, check out NC State Parks' waterfall safety tips.
Aristotle said, “In all things of nature, there is something marvelous.”
So, I went in search of something marvelous. With North Carolina’s vast sights to see, it isn’t a matter of if there are marvelous sights, but which marvelous sight to see. Just a mere hour away from Raleigh, I decided to explore the state’s first nature preserve.
There are pine needles everywhere. The ground is still damp from the night before. I hear the sounds of nature and the crunch of my shoes as I begin my walk.