We spent a Saturday rolling around the mountains. Here's the itinerary for a quick trip with a waterfall, an orchard, an old train station, and a turnkey campsite.
Carver's Falls: A Waterfall You Can Only See From Above
The largest waterfall between North Carolina's foothills and the ocean sits just outside of Fayetteville. The only easy way most people can get a good look at it? From a zip line.
The view from Asheville: A city without running water
In this essay, journalist Jessica Wakeman describes the new norms of life when taps don't work, bathroom rules have changed, showers are scarce, and plastic bottles are sacred.