Returning to Western North Carolina a year after Hurricane Helene devastated the region, what does the tourism scene look like and how has the area rebuilt?

In October 2012, a kaleidoscope of monarch butterflies flew over the brand-new Gorges State Park Visitor Center, where then-superintendent Steven Pagano and Park Ranger Kevin Bischof were moving in ...

Summer is heating up and it's getting harder to spend time outside, beautiful as it may be. Luckily, the clear cold water in the creeks, streams and waterfalls of Western North Carolina offers an ...

A trip to the North Carolina mountains during fall can be beautiful. Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway and viewing the fall colors is a regular stop for many people. But Hurricane Helene's damage in 2024 ...

Western Northern Carolina's highest elevation are past peak, but fall color is moving down the slopes. Where can leaf peepers ...