In fact, it is a real road in Bryson City, North Carolina. But the road’s history is just as fascinating as its name. It’s a real-life saga that played out for years. Besides being a great ...

Summed Up: Four loops—Right Loop Trail, Left Loop Trail, Mouse Branch Loop Trail and Thompson Loop Trail—make up the Tsali Horse Trail system in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.

Many Western NC towns that would normally see a surge of tourists for fall leaf season are not only recovering from the storm’s aftermath but also struggling due to the drop in visitors.