More than half of the Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed in North Carolina because of damage from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. This map shows the closed sections in red as well as eight places ...

“Heat exhaustion, rolled ankles, people hiking into closed areas after the storm. It’s a known risk area.” The Blue Ridge Parkway stretches 469 miles across Virginia and North ...

AND IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, A HIKER IS DEAD AFTER A FALL. ACCORDING TO BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY OFFICIALS, THIS HAPPENED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WE’RE TOLD THAT A HIKER FELL INTO A BODY OF WATER NEAR ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — A hiker has died after falling into the water near a trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway, according to a report from WBTV. Officials have identified the hiker as 40-year-old ...

The mountains of Western North Carolina are greening up again and soon the rhododendron blooms will herald the arrival of summer along the Blue Ridge ... of the parkway remains closed in North ...