Top Hikes in Western North Carolina - The Blue Ridge Mountains
I went on a trip to the United States and visited the Blue Ridge Mountains. I went on sooooo many beautiful hikes with my friends and family, so I decided to take videos and put them all together. Thanks to everyone who has been watching!
Blue Ridge Mountains, Rabun County, Georgia, United States, North America
The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at its southernmost portion in Georgia, then ending northward in Pennsylvania. To the west of the Blue Ridge, between it and the bulk of the Appalachians, lies the Great Appalachian Valley, bordered on the west by the Ridge and Valley province of the Appalachian range. The Blue Ridge Mountains are noted for having a bluish color when seen from a distance. Trees put the blue in Blue Ridge, from the isoprene released into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to the characteristic haze on the mountains and their distinctive color.m Within the Blue Ridge province are two major national parks: the Shenandoah National Park, in the northern section, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in the southern section. The Blue Ridge also contains the Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway that connects the two parks and is located along the ridge crestlines with the Appalachian Trail. Although the term Blue Ridge is sometimes applied exclusively to the eastern edge or front range of the Appalachian Mountains, the geological definition of the Blue Ridge province extends westward to the Ridge and Valley area, encompassing the Great Smoky Mountains, the Great Balsams, the Roans, the Blacks, the Brushy Mountains (a spur of the Blue Ridge) and other mountain ranges. The Blue Ridge extends as far north into Pennsylvania as South Mountain. While South Mountain dwindles to mere hills between Gettysburg and Harrisburg, the band of ancient rocks that forms the core of the Blue Ridge continues northeast through the New Jersey and Hudson River highlands, eventually reaching The Berkshires of Massachusetts and the Green Mountains of Vermont. The Blue Ridge contains the highest mountains in eastern North America south of Baffin Island. About 125 peaks exceed 5,000 feet (1,500 m) in elevation. The highest peak in the Blue Ridge (and in the entire Appalachian chain) is Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina at 6,684 feet (2,037 m). There are 39 peaks in North Carolina and Tennessee higher than 6,000 feet (1,800 m); by comparison, only New Hampshire's Mt. Washington rises above 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in the northern portion of the Appalachian chain. The Blue Ridge Parkway runs 469 miles (755 km) along crests of the Southern Appalachians and links two national parks: Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains. In many places along the parkway, there are metamorphic rocks (gneiss) with folded bands of light-and dark-colored minerals, which sometimes look like the folds and swirls in a marble cake. The Blue Ridge Mountains have stunted oak and oak-hickory forests and comprise most of the Appalachian slope forests. Flora also includes grass, shrubs, hemlock and mixed-oak pine forests. While the Blue Ridge includes the highest summits in the eastern United States, the climate is nevertheless too warm to support an alpine zone, and thus the range lacks the tree line found at lower elevations in the northern half of the Appalachian range. The highest parts of the Blue Ridge are generally coated in a dense spruce-fir stand. The English who settled colonial Virginia in the early 17th century recorded that the native Powhatan name for the Blue Ridge was Quirank. At the foot of the Blue Ridge, various tribes including the Siouan Manahoacs, the Iroquois, and the Shawnee hunted and fished. A German physician-explorer, John Lederer, first reached the crest of the Blue Ridge in 1669 and again the following year; he also recorded the Virginia Siouan name for the Blue Ridge (Ahkonshuck). At the Treaty of Albany negotiated by Governor Spotswood with the Iroquois between 1718 and 1722, the Iroquois ceded lands they had conquered south of the Potomac and east of the Blue Ridge to the Virginia Colony. This treaty made the Blue Ridge the new demarcation point between the areas and tribes subject to the Six Nations, and those tributary to the Colony. When colonists began to disregard this by crossing the Blue Ridge and settling in the Shenandoah Valley in the 1730s, the Iroquois began to object, finally selling their rights to the Valley, on the west side of the Blue Ridge, at the Treaty of Lancaster in 1744. During the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War, the Army of Northern Virginia, Robert E. Lee commanding, slipped across the Potomac to begin the second invasion of the North. They moved slowly across the Blue Ridge, using the mountains to screen their movements.
The Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, USA
September 2015: driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway, till Cherokee, North Carolina.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty.
Settembre 2015: alla guida lungo la Blue Ridge Parkway fino a Cherokee, Nord Carolina.
La Blue Ridge Parkway è una delle strade panoramiche più belle e conosciute degli Stati Uniti d'America.
Experience the Blue Ridge Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains of the Eastern United States have a lot to offer! Join us as we explore many of the best sights in the region! Timestamps below!!
Points of Interest:
0:07 Great Smoky Mountains NP Various Overlooks
0:38 Alum Cave Trail / Great Smoky Mountains NP
1:17 Mount Mitchell, NC
1:55 Craggy Gardens of Blue Ridge Parkway
2:14 Second Falls at Graveyard Fields / BRP
2:38 Black Balsam Knob
3:21 Rough Ridge Overlook / BRP
3:47 Linville Gorge Area
4:20 Hebron Rock Colony / Julian Price Park
4:34 Blue Ridge Parkway
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The Blue Ridge Parkway spans 469 miles and winds through no fewer than 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina, boasting stunning views of rugged mountains and peaceful pastoral landscapes along the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Appalachian Highlands. As a vital greenway connecting two of the most popular national parks in the country, the Old Dominion's Shenandoah National Park and the Tar Heel State's Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway is often designated as America's Favorite Drive.
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Scenic Drive - Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Tennessee & North Carolina USA
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Starting Point - Gatlinburg Tennessee. End Point - Cherokee North Carolina.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain.
It is the most visited national park in the United States. The border between Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to southwest through the centerline of the park. On its route from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail also passes through the center of the park. The park was chartered by the United States Congress in 1934 and officially dedicated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940.
It encompasses 522,419 acres (816.28 sq mi; 211,415.47 ha; 2,114.15 km2), making it one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States. The main park entrances are located along U.S. Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road) at the towns of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Cherokee, North Carolina. It was the first national park whose land and other costs were paid for in part with federal funds; previous parks were funded wholly with state money or private funds.
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Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States. Boone's population was 17,122 in 2010. Boone is the county seat of Watauga County and the home of Appalachian State University. The town is named for famous American pioneer and explorer Daniel Boone, and every summer since 1952 has hosted an outdoor amphitheatre drama, Horn in the West, portraying the British settlement of the area during the American Revolutionary War and featuring the contributions of its namesake. It is the largest community and the economic hub of the seven-county region of Western North Carolina known as the High Country.
In 2012, Boone was listed among the 10 best places to retire in the U.S. by U.S. News.[5]Hardin Street) to east of N.C. 194 (Jefferson Road), including a new entrance and exit to the new Watauga High School, at a cost of $16.2 million.[18] The widening has displaced 25 businesses and 63 residences east of historic downtown King Street.[19] The project was slated to be completed by December 31, 2011, but construction continued into the spring of 2012.
Economy[edit]
Samaritan's Purse is based in Boone.
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According to the Town's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[20] the top employers in the city are:
# Employer # of Employees
1 Appalachian State University 1,000+
2 Appalachian Regional Healthcare 500-999
3 Watauga County Board of Education 500-999
4 Watauga County 250-499
5 Walmart 250-499
6 Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation 100-249
7 Town of Boone 100-249
8 Hospitality Mints 100-249
9 Food Lion 100-249
10 Lowe's Home Center 100-249
Points of interest[edit]
Appalachian State University
Blue Ridge Parkway
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Horn in the West
Howard's Knob
Tweetsie Railroad
Watauga River
Elk Knob State Park
Grandfather Mountain
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Doc Watson sculpture in downtown Boone
Eustace Conway
Franklin Graham
Doc Hendley
James Holshouser
Michael Houser
Stanley South
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The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, and extends 550 miles southwest from southern Pennsylvania through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. To the west of the Blue Ridge, between it and the bulk of the Appalachians, lies the Great Appalachian Valley, bordered on the west by the Ridge and Valley province of the Appalachian range.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are noted for having a bluish color when seen from a distance. Trees put the blue in Blue Ridge, from the isoprene released into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to the characteristic haze on the mountains and their distinctive color.
Within the Blue Ridge province are two major national parks – the Shenandoah National Park in the northern section, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the southern section – and eight national forests including George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Cherokee National Forest, Pisgah National Forest, Nantahala National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest. The Blue Ridge also contains the Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway that connects the two parks and is located along the ridge crest-lines with the Appalachian Trail.
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Exploring Asheville: The Biltmore, the Music, and the Blue Ridge Parkway
We spend a day exploring Asheville, a great city with a unique vibe and music scene. Also the Biltmore Estate and Winery, the largest privately owned house in the United States, owned by the Vanderbilt family. We also drive a segment of the Blue Ridge Parkway, one of the top road trips in the country. The continue RVing towards Chimney Rock.
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Road Trip #360 - Virginia SR-8 - Blue Ridge Parkway to US Highway 58 (Woolwine Highway)
Road Trip #360 - Virginia State Route 8 - Blue Ridge Parkway to US Highway 58 (Woolwine Highway)
In July 2018, we took a trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and we'll eventually be publishing that video--as soon as we have the entire parkway from end to end...this will require one more trip to accomplish. At the end of day 1 of our trip, we decided to divert to Winston-Salem, NC for the night. This was a big mistake, as we didn't realize that it would be almost a 3 hour drive from the Parkway. During this trip, we drove Virginia State Route 8, which later becomes North Carolina State Route 8. This interesting little highway twists and turns through the mountains and has some steep grades, and some of the best scenery we saw on this trip. Here it is! The weather was nice throughout most of this video with a short rain shower near the middle. Note the vintage Motel right off the Parkway, and abandoned buildings after we pass through the town of Woolwine.
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The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, and extends 550 miles southwest from southern Pennsylvania through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. To the west of the Blue Ridge, between it and the bulk of the Appalachians, lies the Great Appalachian Valley, bordered on the west by the Ridge and Valley province of the Appalachian range.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are noted for having a bluish color when seen from a distance. Trees put the blue in Blue Ridge, from the isoprene released into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to the characteristic haze on the mountains and their distinctive color.
Within the Blue Ridge province are two major national parks – the Shenandoah National Park in the northern section, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the southern section – and eight national forests including George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Cherokee National Forest, Pisgah National Forest, Nantahala National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest. The Blue Ridge also contains the Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway that connects the two parks and is located along the ridge crest-lines with the Appalachian Trail.
Skyline Drive, Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, USA
Skyline Drive is a 109-mile road that runs the entire length of the National Park Service's Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, generally along the ridge of the mountains. The scenic drive is particularly popular. September 2015: from Front Royal to Rockfish Gap Entrance Station.
Alla guida lungo la Skyline Drive in Virginia, USA, settembre 2015, da Front Royal a Rockfish Gap Entrance Station.
La strada si snoda per 175 km lungo la Shenandoah Valley e le Blue Ridge Mountains.
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The Omni Grove Park Inn - Asheville hotel city: Asheville (North Carolina) - Country: United States
Address: 290 Macon Avenue; zip code: NC 28804
Featuring 3 indoor and outdoor pools, this pet-friendly property offers free WiFi, views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and a daily continental breakfast. It features 4 on-site restaurants and is 10 minutes' drive from Asheville’s historic city centre.
-- Offrant une vue sur les montagnes Blue Ridge, l'Omni Grove Park Inn - Asheville accepte les animaux domestiques et se situe à 10 minutes de route du centre-ville historique d'Asheville.
-- Este establecimiento, que admite mascotas, alberga 3 piscinas cubiertas y al aire libre y ofrece WiFi gratuita, un desayuno continental diario y vistas a la cordillera Blue.
-- Diese haustierfreundliche Unterkunft mit 3 Innen- und Außenpools bietet Ihnen morgens ein kontinentales Frühstück sowie kostenfreies WLAN und Aussicht auf die Gebirgskette Blue Ridge Mountains.
-- The Omni Grove Park Inn - Asheville biedt huisdiervriendelijke accommodaties, 3 binnen- en buitenzwembaden, gratis WiFi, uitzicht op het gebergte de Blue Ridge Mountains en een dagelijks een continentaal ontbijt.
-- Situata a 10 minuti d'auto dal centro storico della città di Asheville, questa struttura adatta ad accogliere animali domestici offre piscine coperte e all'aperto, la connessione WiFi gratuita, la vista sui Monti Blue Ridge, una prima colazione...
-- ブルーリッジ山脈の景色を望むペット同伴可のホテルで、屋内＆屋外プール3つ、無料Wi-Fi、毎日のコンチネンタルブレックファースト、館内レストラン4軒を提供しています。アシュビルの歴史的中心部から車で10分です。 オークの無垢材を使った内装のOmni Grove Park Innの客室には、薄型テレビ、コーヒーメーカー、冷蔵庫が備わっています。クラブフロアの客室にはスパ風のウォークイン・ハイドロシャワーがあり、大人専用ラウンジへのアクセスが含まれます。 Asheville Omni Grove...
-- 这家可携带宠物入住的度假村享有蓝岭山脉（Blue Ridge Mountains）的美景，距离历史悠久的阿什维尔（Asheville）市中心有10分钟车程，提供三个室内游泳池和室外游泳池、免费WiFi、每日欧陆式早餐以及四间内部餐厅。 Omni Grove Park Inn度假村的客房均配有实心橡木家具、平板电视、咖啡机和冰箱。行政楼层的客房还设有Spa风格的步入式水力淋浴间。行政楼层的客人还可以使用仅限成人使用的休息室。 这家Asheville Omni Grove Park...
-- Obiekt dysponuje krytymi i odkrytymi basenami. Są w nim akceptowane zwierzęta. Oferuje bezpłatne WiFi, widoki gór Blue Ridge oraz serwowane codziennie śniadanie kontynentalne. Na miejscu są 4 restauracje.
-- Отель Omni Grove Park Inn - Asheville, где возможно размещение с домашними животными, располагает 3 крытыми и открытыми бассейнами и бесплатным Wi-Fi. Из отеля открывается вид на Голубой хребет. Гостям предлагается ежедневный континентальный завтрак.
-- يوفر مكان الإقامة خدمة واي فاي مجاناً وإطلالات على جبال بلو ريدج ووجبة إفطار كونتيننتال يومياً و3 مسابح داخلية وخارجية، كما يسمح باصطحاب الحيوانات الأليفة. ويتضمن 4 مطاعم في الموقع ويبعد مسافة 10 دقائق بالسيارة عن الوسط التاريخي لمدينة آشفيل.
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National Geographic - Appalachian Mountains - New Documentary HD 2018
National Geographic - Appalachian Mountains - New Documentary HD 2018
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before naturally occurring erosion. The Appalachian chain is a barrier to east-west travel, as it forms a series of alternating ridgelines and valleys oriented in opposition to most roads running east or west.
Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) defines the Appalachian Highlands physiographic division as consisting of thirteen provinces: the Atlantic Coast Uplands, Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic, Maritime Acadian Highlands, Maritime Plain, Notre Dame and Mégantic Mountains, Western Newfoundland Mountains, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Saint Lawrence Valley, Appalachian Plateaus, New England province, and the Adirondack provinces. A common variant definition does not include the Adirondack Mountains, which geologically belong to the Grenville Orogeny and have a different geological history from the rest of the Appalachians
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