The Wandering Appalachian

There’s a road deep in the North Carolina hills that winds through the Great Smoky Mountains and stops abruptly at just seven miles. Lakeview Drive, just north of Bryson City, is a popular spot for hikers and provides access to some of the most isolated sections of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP). It also offers lovely views of Fontana Lake. So how, then, has this short expanse of asphalt earned the local nickname ‘The Road to Nowhere, a Broken Promise’?

Frances Stewart Silver, known by family and friends as Frankie, was likely the first woman ever executed in North Carolina

I am completely obsessed with the Blue Ridge Escarpment, y’all. If you’ve never heard of it, allow me to foster a new appreciation for. . .