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 ...

Linville Falls, N.C. is about 70 miles from Kingsport and can be reached in about 90 minutes. Take an easy 20-minute hike, about four-tenths of a mile, from a gravel parking lot to view the falls.

Visitors heading to the western side of the scenic Linville Gorge may experience closures over the next several weeks as U.S. Forest Service crews work to repair Tropical Storm Helene damage in the ...