The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-07-11
Opportunities
In Western
North Carolina
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By Ed M. Anderson
Publisher

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at home among friends.
Travel, like the supply of COM
modities, is still more or less like
it was in wartimes. Buses,
trains, planes, hotels, restaurants
and cabs are over-croWded; res
ervations are not easy to obtain
and courtesy, like the pursuit of
a permanent peace, is still in a
selfish and nervous stage.
Since this is the first peacetime
tourist. season in five years, peo-
pie everywhere in the nation are
trying to go places, see things and
do things.
Because of the pent-up income
and the pent-up yearning for
travel, it is most unfortunate that
accommodations are not adequate,
even heIt In this county and
western North Carolina, to take
care of the public demand.
Every one needs vacation,
needs a change and an opportun-
ity to enjoy relaxation and recre-
alton. This is especially true now
that the pressure of the war years
is over. But still there are diff
culties in travelling and in find
ing adequate accommodations.
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Consequently, / would
strongly recommend that you
spend your vacation this sea-
son driving through the
mountains of western North
Caroiia and in &ein jnst
what this great mountain re-
gion really has. After you've
done that, you may want to
see the eastern part of the
state and enjoy the cool ocean
breeZeS.
Even though you may have
spent most of your life in this
section. know you will be pleas
antly surprised at what you see
from a tour of this great western
part of the Tar Heel state, and
that you will have even greater
pride in the fact that you live in
this favored region that has
matchless scenery, an air-condi-
toned climate, abundant natural
resources, streams that TEEN with
fish, forests filled with fairly
good supply of game, beautiful
mountain highways, thriving lit
tie cities and towns, nationally
famed resorts, varied and pros
porous industries, highly diversi-
fled agriculture and the finest
people in the world.
Recently / spent a week in
Colorado. 1t was my first
visit in that great state where
nature has performed mir
acles-wnere there are over
so peaks that soar to the
startling heighth of over 49,
900 feet-where the timber
line stops and snow covers the
mountain tops the year round
where there is indescrib-
able color in the sharp cliffs,
gOrgeS and canyons
streams literally tumble and
roar down the mOuntain-sides
where the sun shines
brightly across the prairies
and where there is not much
waterfall. The scenery there
is spectacular. One is almost
bankrupt for words to de-
scribe it.
Since I returned I have been
from Brevard to Asheville and
from there to Marion, Little
Switzerland and over the Park
way to Linville, Blowing Rock,
Boone, West Jefferson, Sparta,
Roaring Gap and back by North
Wilkesboro, Morganton, Lake
Lure, Hendersonville. Then I
made a trip over highway "a to
Murphy by Lake Toxaway and
beautiful Fairfield Inn, High
lands and Franklin. From Muir
ply I went to Hiawassee and
Fontana Dams, through the Nam
tahala and Pisgah National for
ests, thence to the edge of the
Cherokee Indian reservation,
Sylvia, Waynesville and Canton
and Asheville. The occasion of
this last trip was to attend two
day press meeting and tour at
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