LAKE LURE, N.C. - Residents of the picturesque Rumbling Bald area, nestled along Lake ... route to Asheville during the hurricane due to flooding and landslides. “It was 6 p.m. by the time ...

Photo: Rumbling Bald And if the punch list wasn’t long enough, the property endured a 7,100-acre mountain wildfire in 2016 and a flood two years later that wiped out several bridges and roadways.

These instances often pass without much notice or damage. In 1874 ... Carolina Historical Association will lead a hike below Rumbling Bald Mountain exploring this interesting episode.