BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Burke Search and Rescue had a busy weekend responding to two separate incidents involving lost hikers in Linville Gorge. On Saturday evening, rescuers were dispatched to assist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Linville Gorge Wilderness Area trails have reopened, but officials in Burke County warn that visitors should be extra cautious ...

CHARLOTTE — Dozens of people assisted in a rescue this weekend on a trail that leads to a popular spot in the Linville Gorge. The Burke County Rescue Squad says a hiker developed a medical condition ...

Linville Gorge is sometimes called the Grand Canyon of the East. It sprawls over 12,000 rugged acres of U.S. Forest Service land in western North Carolina, but some trails are accessible enough for a ...

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I set off mid-afternoon into the Linville Gorge Wilderness near Morganton, North Carolina. Right from the trailhead I found dense groves of mountain laurel with bouquets of delicate pink flowers, as ...

NPR's Brian Mann explored one of the easy trails in the Linville Gorge Wilderness in North Carolina. A hike in North Carolina's Linville Gorge Wilderness offers sweeping views, solitude I set off ...