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Linville Gorge Wilderness of North Carolina. The 12 mile Linville Gorge sometimes referred to as the Grand Canyon of the east begins at the Blue Ridge Parkway and Linville Falls and contains a large old growth forest and great wilderness experiences .

 

For those of you that don't know about the US Forest Service plan to burn the Linville Gorge go to: www.savelgw.org/

Replacing Grizzly bears with nightclubs, forests with private homes and mountains competing with shopping malls for attention from the tourist, the Toby Creek valley would be known in the future as the access road for the proposed Jumbo Glacier ski resort. Did I mention the resort will be built on glacier - a crucial water source for the Columbia river system.

The Jumbo valley and surronding area is an absolute priceless treasure. Home to roaming grizzly bears, wild rivers and stunning glaciers.

Keep Jumbo Wild!

More info:

www.keepitwild.ca

 

Winter at John's Kitchen - FEEL FREE TO SHARE

John's Kitchen is an intriguing cave found along the Olson Trail on Shortoff Mountain, overlooking the south end of the Linville Gorge and Pinnacle Mountain across the way. The cave provides protection from the howling winds familiar to hikers up on the mountain and offers a large, but rocky area for campsites and fires. The striations in the rock formations are mesmerizing and beautiful. The way to the cave is not the easiest to find, as it is part of the "unofficial" Olson Trail, which branches off from the main Shortoff Mountain trail beginning at Wolfpit Road. Easily missed, it is a trail that is not for the faint of heart. Often times, the trail is merely inches wide and forces hikers to hug the side of a rock face. For the brave hikers who make the trek, a respite in the cave is a welcome sight.

  

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