On the western edge of the battleground state of North Carolina cuts the Nantahala River and an unlikely spot for an experiment in reconciliation. About 30 Americans went there to navigate the ...

Western North Carolina has made appearances on summer-related USA TODAY 10Best readers choice awards once again, earning spots on three more lists of outdoor adventures. This time, WNC was praised for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite major damage caused by Tropical Storm Helene, several Western North Carolina locations are named in a roundup of river and ...

The Nantahala area is tailor-made for rest and relaxation. Nantahala, a Cherokee word that translates to "land of the noonday sun,” isn’t just the name of the popular whitewater rafting river and ...

On a summer day, whitewater rafters, long-distance hikers, mountain bikers and trout anglers converge by the thousands at this mountain playground. They’re drawn to the Nantahala Outdoor Center, at ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday that it will scrap plans to log a biologically important area of North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest near the Whitewater River. The ...

On the western edge of the battleground state of North Carolina cuts the Nantahala River and an unlikely spot for an experiment in reconciliation. About 30 Americans went there to navigate the ...

Western North Carolina destinations are featured in USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice travel awards for 2025. The Nantahala River ranked third best river for fly fishing in the US, and Chetola Resort ...