This place has waterfalls, an impressively large gorge ... Inside the gorge, the Linville River drops down from Linville Falls with a sparkling 90-foot cascade and meanders on for 12 miles ...

Linville Gorge or "the Grand Canyon of ... Writers praised Ramsey Cascades Trail, Deep Creek Waterfalls Loop and Mingo Falls. Appalachian Ski Mountain is one of three ski attractions near Boone.