"Taking a break while hiking the upper falls of Lynnville Falls, Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 316, in the remants of Hurricane Debby, August 8, 2024." The Linville River flows from its headwaters high on the steep slopes of Grandfather Mountain and cascades through two falls as it begins a nearly 2,000 foot descent through this rugged and spectacularly beautiful gorge. Known by the Cherokee as "the river of many cliffs," Linville Gorge was the nation's first officially designated wilderness area.
