Apr 13, 2012 | The Asheville Citizen-Times
Chimney Rock opens trail to top
View from the Opera Box on the Outcroppings Trail at Chimney Rock State Park. / Steven McBride/Special to the Citizen-Times The new stairs on the Outcroppings Trail, seen next to the older stairs, at Chimney Rock Park, will provide a safer, easier climb for visitors, with new scenic views.
Wheel deal: Tour de Lure is Saturday
This Easter weekend, cyclists with the Tour de Lure will wind their way through the scenic mountains and foothills of McDowell County and around the shores of Lake Lure in Rutherford.