Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-17
CONTINUED from last week. I

CONTINUED from last week
The trip from Blowing Rock to
Linville was even more delightful il
anything than was that from Lenoir
to Blowing Rock. 1t is down grade
all the way from an elevation of over
fnur thousand feet above sea level,
uAI the route leads through a beau
tiful country some of the most gor-
geous scenery of the whole mountain
section presenting itself in piano.
ramlc review on every side.
The road from Lenoir to Blow
ing Rock challenges admiration, the
views OF mountain, valley and stream
unsurpassed, the roadways bedecked
with rhodOdendron, laurel and ferns,
the cooling breezes laden with the
odor of wild flowers, but the trip is
not complete without the drive over
the 1onahlossee turnpike to Linville.
This road ''along the side of the
Grandfather Mountain, at an eleva-
ton of 4, 900 to 1900 feet, has the
best grades and affords the finest
scenery of any mountain road in the
Eastern States. For twenty miles
full trot may be held in one
long sweep around dizzy heights and
along the edge of deep shadowed
gorges. The finely graded road hugs
the mountainside closely, and with
every turn there opens before the
vision an enhancing panorama OF
graceful forest-clad SUBMITS above
and lovely valleys below. Every
where the wild flowers grow in profu-
sion and countless mountain streams
mnrmur greetings as you pass
We found Linville one OF the most
delightful places visited, cool and
restful, with excellent hotel accom-
modations. A pair of blankets were
essential to comfort at night while
the mercury was trying to climb out
the top of thermometers few thous-
and feet below and not as many
miles away. The party were treated
white here as they had been else
where. We "put up" at the Eseeola
Inn and Annex, and the best that
Manager James Z. Vining could pro-
vide was ours without the asking.
In all the Appalachian chain of
Ill w cSIcIu 1eOEJu OdEO-
lima, there is no more charming place
than Linville. Surrounded by the
close-cropped and far r-reaching lawns
of golf greens, the bark covered sum-
mer cottages seem as natural to the
valley as do the trees" Owing to it's
elevation the climate of Linville is
remarkably cool and invigorating.
The highest temperature recorded at |
l p. m. in 1908 was 7O0; in 1909,
760; and in 1910, SO0 i
The scenery around Linville is par
ticularly wild and beautiful. Per
haps the most notable feature is
Grandfather Mountain, one of the
most rugged and picturesque noun
tains in the South Towering high
above the surrounding peaks, the
grandfather affords II magnificent
view. Its three peaks can be reached
in vehicles and on horseback to with
II n short distance of the summit,
and then over well-defined fOotpaths.
The paramount interest at Linville
is golf. This course of nine holes, cov-4
ering a distance of 1880 yards, is
well kept and has been used a dozen
years. The cool and invigorating
makes summer golf pleas
ure which draws yearly increasing
number of experienced players. Trout
fishing, tennis, bowling, riding, dri-
wing, walking, with music twice each
day and dancing in the evening, are
other amusements.
: In addition to the regular carriage
roads, there is a system OF most at
tractive bride paths, carefully con-
s5ructed, and leading to points of
great scenic interest. The longest OF
these completely encircles the upper
Linville valley, crossing several
streams and winding
along the rocky sides of old Grand
'ather. Other paths lead to Pixie
Park, Boulder Park, Lenoir Park,
Flat Rock, Grandfather Mountain,
Point Sublime and Briar Knob. 1
Informed persons say the great
stretches of grass and woods. un-
enced and untitled, make this the {
greenest spot in the South Ger 1
jainly a cooler, more restful place
would be hard to find anywhere. The 1
Linville Park includes sixteen thOus-
md acres of peculiarly attractive