Poteet Park

Drive upto Archie's house in Sylva North Carolina

Dwayne and I driving up to Archie's House in Sylva, North Carolina.

Sylva Park Concerns

Town officials in Sylva want to install more surveillance cameras in three local parks. They tell News 13 they are trying to cut down on the amount of vandalism.

The idea was brought up at today's budget hearing. The Town Manager said the cameras would cost $13,400.00, but believes spending the money now will save them more in the long run. Vandals have damaged property at Poteet, Bryson and Bridge parks and the repairs to the bathrooms and tables have cost thousands of dollars.

If board members approves the budge next month the plan is to purchase and install the cameras by mid-summer.

By: Megan Schiering
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Sunburst Campground - NC 215 - Pisgah National Forest

Steaks on the grill and car camping at its best prior to a hike. Note Pete's toe shoes in the first few frames.

Mile High Swinging Bridge

Our fall colors tour continued today with a ride to Grandfather Mtn State Park. This is our time spent on Mile High Swinging Bridge and a 360 degree pan from Linville Peak.

Elk Creek Fly Fishing, North Carolina 1-1-12

A nice morning and afternoon on Elk Creek in North Carolina. Although only a couple of bites and one fish landed on video, the weather cooperated until the end, when it began to rain.
Song- Under the Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers

NC Civil War History Center

Special Joint meeting of the Fayetteville City Council and the Cumberland County Commissioners -- request for $15 million in local government support

Chimney Rock Village, NC flooding

Flooding in downtown Chimney Rock Village by Chimney Rock State Park

Camping Baden Lake And Uhwarrie North Carolina

(made with #spliceapp -

Judaculla Rock 2. Synchronicity

My experience this last week validating I'm exactly where I need to be and I'm taken care of. Sometimes the challenges we face are there to put us exactly where we need to be.

Life Expectancy Of Babies In WNC Counties

JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. -- Babies born in Western North Carolina counties are expected to live years less than a baby born elsewhere in the state. That's according to a new report released by an organization called NC Child.

It measures several factors, like population and unemployment rates.

Check out county-by-county data here

In Swain County a baby born today is expected to live to 73.1 years of age. In Jackson County, 78.6, and in both Buncombe and Henderson more than 79. By comparison, a baby born in Orange County is expected to live to 81.7.

The CEO of hospitals in Swain and Jackson says that can change by providing better access to care.

We've done that through the recruitment of additional women's health providers, pediatricians to the community. Just this year we started a new OB clinic in Swain County, says Steve Heatherly.

Heatherly says he's also started a partnership with Swain County schools encouraging healthier lifestyles for employees and students.

By Rex Hodge

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Cropped Photo: March of Dimes Foundation / MGN

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Tryon Palace New Bern NC at Christmas time! An outside look! Phantom 4 Drone

Enjoy the sights, sounds, and scents of Christmases past and splendors from afar at Tryon Palace. Our historic sites will be celebrating the season with special programs, tours, and craft activities throughout the month. Framing these musical and mirthful events, our historic houses and the North Carolina History Center will display seasonal decorations from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Meet the Tryons at a grand masked ball, join the festivities at the Stanlys’ Twelfth Night party, explore early America’s fascination with the exotic, and immerse yourself in our festive 18th-century candlelit holiday tradition.

Pinnacle Park Tour

Tuckreader.com writer Giles Morris takes a 40-minute stroll in Sylva's Pinnacle Park

Moonshine Creek Campground

Plenty to do in this area, camping, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, rafting or kayaking and its not far from skiing in the winter. And after a hard day of adventuring stop by Innovation Brewing for some amazing brews. Thanks again to Bird in Hand for the music.

Cane Creek Park Cabins

Cane Creek Park Cabins

North Carolina/Tennessee: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a 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. The border between Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to southwest through the centerline of the park. Great Smoky Mountains is the most visited national park in the United States with over 11.3 million recreational visitors in 2016. The Appalachian Trail passes through the center of the park on its route from Maine to Georgia. The park was chartered by the United States Congress in 1934 and officially dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a major tourist attraction in the region. Over 11.3 million recreational visitors (tourists) and an additional 11 million non-recreational visitors traveled to, or through, the park in 2016. The recreational figure represents nearly twice as many tourists as the Grand Canyon, which received nearly 6 million visitors the same year. Surrounding towns, notably Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, and Townsend, Tennessee, and Cherokee, Sylva, Maggie Valley, and Bryson City, North Carolina receive a significant portion of their income from tourism associated with the park.

The two main visitors' centers inside the park are Sugarlands Visitors' Center near the Gatlinburg entrance to the park and Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee, North Carolina at the eastern entrance to the park.

U.S. Highway 441 (known in the park as Newfound Gap Road) bisects the park, providing automobile access to many trailheads and overlooks, most notably that of Newfound Gap. At an elevation of 5,048 feet (1,539 m), it is the lowest gap in the mountains and is situated near the center of the park, on the Tennessee/North Carolina state line, halfway between the border towns of Gatlinburg and Cherokee. It was here that in 1940, from the Rockefeller Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated the national park. On clear days Newfound Gap offers arguably the most spectacular scenes accessible via highway in the park.

The park has a number of historical attractions. The most well-preserved of these (and most popular) is Cades Cove, a valley with a number of preserved historic buildings including log cabins, barns, and churches. Cades Cove is the single most frequented destination in the national park. Self-guided automobile and bicycle tours offer the many sightseers a glimpse into the way of life of old-time southern Appalachia. Other historical areas within the park include Roaring Fork, Cataloochee, Elkmont, and the Mountain Farm Museum and Mingus Mill at Oconaluftee.

The Laurel Falls Trail leads to a powerful 80-foot (24 m) waterfall, and the Clingman's Dome Trail takes visitors on an uphill climb to a fifty-foot observation deck, which on a clear day offers views for many miles over the Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia mountains.

Dujo in the woods

Josh, Julian Price Park, Memorial Day. Thanks to The Dulcimer Shop, The Fig Leaf and good people of Blowing Rock.

Windsor NC Campground - $20 full hookups

For reservations at Cashie River Campground & Treehouses (aka Windsor Recreational Park Campground,
contact Billy Smithwick at 252-724-0994.

RV full-hook up pull through sites: $20
($15 if staying for 15 days or more).

Tent sites: $10

Treehouses: $60 (can only be rented for 5 days max).

Location:
Cashie River Campground & Treehouses
(formerly Windsor Recreational Park Campground )
213 W Elm St
Windsor, NC 27983
GPS: 35.98569,-76.940423
252-724-0994 Billy Smithwick
252-794-2331

Heavy rains cause flooding in Western North Carolina

The Swain County Emergency Services director says the Tuckasegee River has receded to 11 feet, following its crest on Tuesday night.