I set off mid-afternoon into the Linville Gorge Wilderness near Morganton, North Carolina. Right from the ... The sun was hot, the trail dusty and steep in places. Birds cartwheeled around me ...

MORGANTON — Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (FCNC) announces the opening of a new public hiking trail on its South Mountains Headwaters Preserve property in Burke County. Named the Bob Benner ...