Parkway Announces Facility Opening and Closing Dates for 2012

All Parkway campgrounds, picnic areas, visitor centers, and concession facilities will begin opening on a staggered schedule in early April. nps.gov – Blue Ridge Parkway – News Releases

Brown Mountain Lights

MORGANTON –No matter how they try, scientists ranging from paranormal investigators to serious physicists are unable to unlock the mystery of the Brown Mountain Lights in Burke County.

“Artists and scientists alike have congregated around this phenomena,” said Joshua P. Warren, Asheville native turned paranormal investigator who spoke before a crowd of 120 Saturday at [...]

Blue Ridge Parkway – Parkway Road Closure Due to Continued Slide Stabilization (U.S. National Park Service)

Date: February 9, 2012

Contact: Larry Hultquist, (828) 348 3482

Contact: Mike Molling, (828) 348 3445

The Blue Ridge Parkway will close the section between State Route 191, at French Broad Parking Overlook, Milepost 393.8, to State Route 151, Milepost 405, beginning Monday, February 13, 2012. This closure is expected to remain in place until [...]

Winter: A “Secret Season” in the South’s Loftiest National Parks | National Parks Traveler

North Carolina High Country

The High Country corner of northwestern North Carolina is a hotbed of Nordic ski enthusiasm. The High Country Nordic Association is sponsoring its annual Tele-Fest January 21st at Beech Mountain Resort, the East’s highest ski area and one of three downhill slopes in the area.

The college town of Boone and [...]