The Shadow of The Bear

judsoncarroll4

As many of y'all know, I live in a magical place.... the Appalachian Mountains. Nothing is as beautiful as a pretty fall here. This time of year, you may get a glimpse of "The Shadow of The Bear"

https://www.discoverjacksonnc.com/shadow-of-the-bear-comes-out-of-hibernation-each-fall-in-jackson-county/

It is a little late to see the mysterious Brown Mountain Lights, but you might catch a glimpse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Mountain_Lights

You can see the Judaculla Rock

http://judacullarock.com/

Fall on Grandfather Mountain

My backyard

My front yard..

... and that is why even though I lead a lonely life in the woods... I can't trade it for a more conventional one. Trails go from my backyard straight up grandfather mountain. The Linville River is across the street, which leads to Linville Falls and the Pisgah National Forest. The mountains are a similar age to the Himalayas.... and I live in a "temperate rain forest"... 270+ days of rain and or snow, fog most mornings... nearly every herb in the world grows here, nearly every mushroom. All we lack is dessert and tropical plants. So, my dog and I share a quiet little 1940s hunting lodge, with a big stone fireplace and live off the land.

ltwickey

That is amazing!! And I am so totally envious!! Me and my husband are looking for our forever home as I get ready to retire from the Navy in the next 6 months. We have been scouring the internet for eligible properties in the NE corner of AL or SE corner of TN.

Beautiful area of the country! Almost don't want to share this to keep it secret and keep people away!!!

judsoncarroll4

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/876704#Comment_876704

True. I'm afraid when the federal government ran everyone off their land and flooded whole towns to create the Blue Ridge Parkway, the National Forests and the TVA system, any hope of that ended though.. in many ways, the Civil War didn't end around here until the 1960s or so due to eminent domain and land confiscation.... whole communities facing down the fed with shotguns just trying to save their homes and churches and family cemeteries. We lost. Now, it is vacation and retirement land. BTW, the area around Brasstown, TN is pretty awesome.

Melissa Swartz

Beautiful pictures!

Torey

@judsoncarroll4 You are certainly making North Carolina sound very attractive to those who might be looking to move from their present location. Working for the Real Estate board? Ha Ha.

Lovely pics. Especially the fall colours. You are indeed, a lucky man.

judsoncarroll4

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/876756#Comment_876756

Not anymore... I used to own the NCVisitorCenter.com!

LaurieLovesLearning

Very beautiful!

When looking up Brown Mountain Lights, I had to look up the term, ghost lights. I had only heard of them before in a book that featured Tow Mater from the kid's movie, Cars. It is certainly an interesting phenomenon with a lot of superstitious legend attached worldwide.

judsoncarroll4

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/876856#Comment_876856

It is really interesting and a little spooky to see the lights. Brown Mountain Overlook is 5 miles from my house.