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TWO BEAUTY PARADISE LN SMOKIES AREA .Scenic Highway Between Shenandoah and Great Smoky National Parks Would Traverse Section Where History and Beauty Are Splashed Together WYTHEVILLE, VA.. 3V WAV OF SPARTA AND BOONE Now that th. Great Smoky Mountain: National Park and Shenandoah National Park ? both assured* an.: withSffcal-'.ire -lorn- about both appearing in many nov/spttpeios and nagu -. he : houjrhir of the America: ill soon he turning to the question of ho\v to get to these beautiful playgrounds; ami the question highways leading to the Smob ? has become one of the utmost importance to North Carolina, s rites Rodney Crowther in the a. On-- such highway has not yet re i ived the attention from the puMic -hat it.-- potential importance demands. As soon iu< the full tide of travel turns toward the parks tens jf thousands of people will be coning down through chc Shenandoah Valley toward the Great Smokies and otheer tens of thousands will be oming from the great Middle West ;n the same general direction. Those from the north, traveling over (he Robert E. Lee highway, and those "rom the west, coming by way of Blue field. should have the chance when they reach Wytheville. Va.. to pursue their journey toward the Smokies over one of the most magnificently picturesque highways in America. To make this possible there is need ?-nly fqr the improvement of a comparatively sl*ort mileage of highways already in use. which can be easily made intt> one of the most '?eai:t*Uii to he found anywhoir. 1< s these Highways; now receiving leution. that North Carolina is begin?:*;?;g to be deeply interred in- that from Wytbcviile, Va-, to Blowng Rock, by way ol* Independence. ,f;,, Sparta, beffexson. liopne and >thcr points: and then the Yonahlosturnpike, by way ..f Giandxatbev Mou plain and Liiiville Gorge towrtrcl A-h.-vilb-. Famous Route This route can becojpe and should become one of the most famous in as:, . n America. ft would pehe:rait a region lying between the Shenandoah Park and the Great S'mbky Mountain Park long famed as a "-ini.' -.vous fo: those who love the mountains and it.- coves. its ....a .. .. anviwH!> Bgm ?t> lilliiV i,UUC. Miis p!ay^"'(iuinl will he * he beaten path for those who travel from the Smokies to the Shenandoah I'ark. and from !ho Valley of Virginia into tin heart of the peaks of the hand of the shy 'shore the- eagle still screams in its lonely solitude, anil the "black hm" still rules with ton'.r.Umant certitude. The heart of this wonderland is l.inviile and the Linville (Jorge, while towering down upon it are majestic Mount Mitchell and nigged old Grandfather Mountain. In the hear: are Btowinji Rock and l.inviile Kails Table Ruck, and the head wateis rf the ( a taw ha River. Oh all sides of i:. from the alluring beauty of Mt. Pisgtth '?ii the far routh, to the vitidanr .lendor of the I'r.aka reserve on the :;qvth ;ir > national forests, aivl a!' through the inuh;t of it avc shu<io\vec? coves which nestle if: their a:s ' 1 -vuis a mountain i;fv. av k;Bm ,i..- u.. iu ii.&~ -v v. VMSmbderf; Llghy/ays by their very irrwhh'.-s;.', . their primal Ways. and tiiieir qiraiiht, lust fascinatv i n-jr custom>. Great Beauty And through tho very center of this pai-ariise of natural beauty, which at every turn of the- tvavelei Threads the highway mentioned above to hear the traveler along in ease, as he motors from town u town, arid from peak to peak, frorc fertile valley to wind-swept moon tain heights. It is a state highway and from the Hps of those wh( have ofrc-n tvaversed it come repeat ed assurances that when the tw< national parks become realities, am are Opened for travel the territory fcjtirpjigh; which it meanders will wii for itself1 the name "Wonderland o the South." Before taking a glimpse at tin specific beauties that He within thi region, a glance at the highway which links these two national park: will give an understanding oz th. possibilities for tourists. Tourists From South If one is a tourist from the south coming up from the flat countrie for a touch of the cool moimtail breezes and a glimpse of rugge< peak-, one would get to the Grea Smoky Mountain National Park ove Highway No. 10, by way of Mur phy or Highway No. 85 by way o Franklin; Bryson City and Sylv: lie along the south and east of thi pars. w nen cine naa seen its pane rama of peaks, and its virgin forests come down from primeval days, un spoiled and almost untouched, om would set out for the Shenondoal park in Virginia by North Carolin; Highway No. 10, passing througl Waynesvil'.e and Canton, and comin* to AshevilU*. Here, doubtless, the traveler would want to spend i day, perhaps several days, takin( side trips and enjoying a turn at thi golf courses. Out of Ashcvilie the moloris rl SCENES ALC | ^ ; ,- ' ' ' > '/ '"'..'-"'d:-''"?? wft* (- : Xf:r-' v?'! The beautiful Blowing Rock O'.v the Shenandoah and the Gyent Smot No. I- LinviHc Lake, one of the | C.im:i jf.ither Mountain. No. \?Linvi jShirk Face r ;ck. on iho YenaMm <_ < \ zz. ..z^=^r~r. ^ t^l- r.\?^r?t. rsf j would travel hv Highway Yo. 00. ifrl> the beautiful Bearer Dam i development, through WcayerviHe, I and the Forks of Ivy, and ovei the mountain rUijre to Burnsvilic and j Spruce Pino, and Ingals; thence by Highway No. 175 to Linville- hcai * i of the magic region we are describ j in.i.': and from f/inville the motorist v. .i.1.: make his way oves charming: ! Vonahlossee road to Blowing Rock-, i with stern old Grandfather reck frowning- down from his 5,600 feet 01 tugged plendpr; then from Lin', ville over Highway No. 17 to Boone, ! t*ny village nestled in the hills; ? thence ever Highway No. 69 to West Jefferson and aefffcn. also tiny ! towns of the Kills, through Scotviih*. j to a point three- miles west of j Sparta where Highway No 26 would . be taken north to WythevilK , Va It is this spot of territory across | North Carolina which nature has 1 blessed with a prodigal diversity of scent ry and beauty. But to carry ! the traveler onward, before taking a I glance at the scenery, h<- would : travel out of, Wytheville. Va.. over ! the Appalachian Sceniii Highway to j Christiatiburgs thence to Roanoke and up the Valley of Virginia by way >f Natural Bridge, spot famed ey a caprice of nature. and bv the \ fae/c that George Washington in a j moment of prowess endowed the caj price, of nature with the immortality j of his mit.ials; and onward to Staun. Va;, near the gateway of the j Shenandoah Park. Tourists From North 1 j !.' one is a traveler from the - r 111 > - til m ?U COfpC'o 'I'jwn over me .vpk I palachiftn Scenic Highway, either ?' from Washington and Baltimore, or A H orn Pennsylvania and points north, . j one may simply reverse the above >I order. beginning at Staunton. Va., -i and traveling along the self-same >1 route; meander in and out of valleys, li thvougli shaded woodland?, into the shadow* of towering peaks, through htful mountain towns and so ? from infj wonderland to another, to ; the region embraced by the Smokies. Linville. in the heart of this re! . and within the shadow of some i of eastern America's most impress ? sivo scenery, is within a full day's ? travel from a large part of the eastern seaboard- A glance at this tabic will show just how close it is by mo . tor to some' outstanding and central* sjly located cities: Hours i City By Motor t! Jacksonville 22 rj Richmond 21 % - j Columbia 10 1 j Charleston 14 1! Atlanta 1G ? Meridian, Miss 24 - Asheyiile 4 , Raleigh ..10 - New York 24 2 Washington 18 i Tvniwtrillo i Nashville ..17 i Memphis 19% * Birmingham 19% ? New Orleans 30 i Cincinnati 77. 18 j Greensboro 8_ ; Linville was discovered as a resort site in 1888 bv S. T. Kelsey, whrfe a t survey was being made from north3ss=xc^=KSBzsscaRisci?Lsau?iMHBaiRa THiT WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?E1 )NG PROPOSED PARI il Lir.villc sections lit along the new : y National farks; Bridgewater hikes, No. ^----Balance lv He Faiis, one of the most photograpl ? road. \irn Georgia to southern Maryland for ?> railroad which was to have folio wed the line of the Blue Ridge mountains! Not that the region giorics had been unknown before that. As early as 1.704 the French >...< a ? il.. m:..'--..v. ?ii i .-v-wKioi.. i>uyi v .iiumvuA, LEiiiim-u Grandfather mountain, which lies very close to Linvsile. ami aft or descending wrote, "Long Live America. : Glorious Country.1' But Kcisej r's cnthiisiasm lei! him to establish the j Highland Nursevy, which has done j much to make tin- myriad of shrubs j ami plants and trees of western Korth Carolina favorably known to | the xvorM. His enthusiasm also led j to the cutting and grading of the j Yonahiosseo Road from Blov ing Rock to Liiiville, traversing the southwestern slope of Grandfather ' Mountain, giving oceastonal glimpses j oi its awe-inspiring summits, the | contour of one of which, seen from ; a distance, reveals the profile of a j face that g??es thu iviouti tain its name, Grandfather's top is bald, and black, made of hard, wind-blown rock. The name Yonahlnssee Road is In' vi'r.n and means "The Trail of the B an" Some years ago a highway . from Spartanburg northward by i way of L.ineiile was named the Black Besv Trail. The tli.staiice between j Lirviile and Blowing' Rock is | miles, arid the average elevation of i the trail is d.hOO feet. Sublime View 5 One of the sublimes! views of 1 the Linville Valley, and the pano: rama of mountains about it, may ' he had from Donald's Ciaig, GOO feet above Eseeola Ii;n. Prom this i eminence one can <eo the Black ; .Mountains, seat of the giant Mitchell, far away in the southwest; in the west, before one's eyes rise the | Roan Mountain ana the. Yellow ' Mountain, while all about, lower in ! the immediate vicinity, hut impressive. is the Blue Ridge range. | Grandfather Mountain was once , known as She tallest peak in the 1 south. Even after scores of other peats were measured and fount ; higher, the natives clung to thei: first love, and not without reason , For the adventurous climbers. thret separate peaks are available or Grandfather. It has been said thai more different streams pour lortl from the springs on the side o) Grandfather Mountain than from | any other mountain in easterr America. Some, like Catawba, read ' the Atlantic, while the waters of thi Toe find their way to the Gulf o1 .Mexico. Beneath Callaway's Peal ! of PpanilfaU,i.r CrtM ft,,,,;.,? *U. j water of which tested in August proved to be -11 degrees Fahrenheit I Old Grandfather holds many lures? ; the face, seen from Callaway trai i just below the peak; Eagle's nest ii I the side of the cliff of the secon< peak; and the old Indian camp, al these are favorites. Fleecy Cloud* Probably the best view of Grand father is to be had from Blowir.) Rock, some 20 miles away. Indeed one of the most majestic views o the whole region that may be had i to stand on Blowing Rock, th the countryside and lesser peak I ^ /EKY THURSDAY-- BOONE. N. C. . ~ tC HIGHWAY ^ " 11 (Photos Courtesy Aahsville Citizen) highway now being promoted between :o( k above Yenablossee roatf. No. >?i . i ; i s - -- x- - I *:?l IilH5> ill .'V UlCTlVil. l\?>- .') ? -- ' Tu^L-v.-j-^-rrrr-.-i? - t.: blanketed with fleecy clouds, . jiiid gaze cm black-topped did Grand! fa her, lev.crir.g up out of the bili t"\vy white. In the spring these mountains are a wonderland of sight and sound and sweet-porfumed scents; of bursting buds, chattering' birds, the sweet a>om.? of the honeysuckle and the sweet azalea. The landscape is a nit;i-ihiicd panorama, done in emeralds, pinks, whites and silvers. Violets, arbutus, anemones and low azaleas, with deep green gaiax earpet the valleys while on the hillside blaze laurel, dogwood, rhododendron; catawbiense, and flaming; azalea. Summer, brings soft, cool breezes; | deep emerald hues, and purple shallows. Soft blue haze, and feathery clouds, peaceful gurgling of brooks from the sparkling springs; the roAr of cataracts and the gush and tumble of waters in the gorges; peace, enchantment from every historic craig, marks summer time here a bencdicj tion to people who have sweltered ; on the plains and in the asphalt pav ! WAVyV.VAWWAWWAVW\ 1 Sj j NOW] !;? Our stock c '!?" for inspection. Fertilizer D o, , i tows ana Paints and Lime your Lime. Cement i SPECIAL?Oi if BOONI 'ij EVERY! - ;1 Slogan: "PI; e ! ? 3 IWWWWWWWWVWWW d cities of the lowland.-. Brilliant Hue# Autumn brings a Joseph's coat of : rilliant hues. With the tfrst touch.} f frost to the peaks, nature runs! iot with a prodigality of color;! ronze galax leaves; burnished nod] rarple maples; yellow chestnuts and; K'plars and subtle tinted beeches, void and purple and bronze everywhere mellowing and softening into >rowns. A tingle in the atmosphere hakes autumn tn this region of peak's i moment worth living, Nearby the gorge of LinviHe river rushes on and ors regardless of sea on. Curving out a magnificent forge separating LinyiHe mountain wd Table rock, on it> way to join, he ' atawba river on the Piedmont dams; this river, deep and swirling, i iml inaccessible to is one of the most j lUorinc: spots in all North Carolina, i \ view of ;t, a turn in its cool shad?us, a fightir.fr rainbow lured from ts emerald depths, make a trip over he meandering? higrhvpay from either t aiiona; park Worth ail the hours to | each it. For it is not easily reach- | ;d. Descent ;o the depths of the 1 rorge is no easy one?but the jour-j icy is rich with rewards in beauty; ind flashing rainbow trout. K <-DOO teai fit-; am More horsepower i car in its class, give which its rivals sic pete with. It leads off first anc the hills are reaches Victory abruptly en Rakish, rugged, rot its class! Drive it at MOTOR A. D. \ BO< 9^Vid BY Hants ALSO THE STA.\iURO VX SK75 I O iring Tin IS THE TIME TO PRE! 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