Linville Falls

These beautiful falls appear in a scene in the movie The Last of the Mohicans, but due to the magic of cinema look much taller and fearsome than they seem in person!  We’ve walked from the visitors center about three-quarters of a mile to sit and ponder the beauty of our surroundings. A chat with a ranger gave us a bit of history about this place. Early in the 20th Century this was a privately owned tourist attraction. In the 1940’s admission cost the princely sum of fifty cents. Thanks to the generosity of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. we can all enjoy Linville Gorge as part of the National Park System. Another tidbit of information we learned is that one of the loops at Crabtree Meadows campground is closed. That’s probably where we camped with David in 1979. Have you seen the photo of a tiny David blowing on the campfire? As we drove through the area earlier today, it did not look the way we remembered it so most likely we stayed in the section that remains closed due to underfunding!