THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Just as there are seven wonders of the ancient 4. Paint Rock in Madison County, one hun­ world, there are also seven wonders of the United dred foot cliff overlooking the French States as voted by travelers who have followed the Broad River. Legend has it that it was slogan, "See America First”. These seven wonders painted red by Indians. are; 5. Whiteside Mountain in Jackson County. This is the highest sheer precipice in 1. The Grand Canyon Eastern America. 2. The lower falls of the Yellowstone River, 6. High Falls of the Tuckaseigee River in dropping 308 feet at the Yellowstone Jackson County, where the water plunges National Park. 85 feet. 3. The King’s Palace in Carlsbad Caverns, 7. Whitewater Falls, two cascading falls Carlsbad, New Mexico, with its stalacitites which together are the highest in Eastern and stalogmites. United States. 4. Nevada Falls, dropping 594 feet at Yose- Transylvania mite National Park. 1. Devils Courthouse, where the unusual 5. Niagara Falls rock and soil formation offer a beautiful 6. Pointed peak above trail in Rocky Moun­ and inspiring scene. tains National Park near the 12,953 foot 2. Looking Glass Falls, where the waters of high Mt. Richthofen. Looking Glass Creek fall 50 feet. 7. Mt. Rainer National Park. 3. Pilot Mountain, the highest peak in the Since travelers have picked these seven wonders county, rising to a height of 5,151 feet. of the United States, we have attempted to select Three states can be seen from the top. the seven wonders of Western and 4. Saddle Gap Shaft, between W hite Pines Transylvania County. If you don’t agree, let us camp and Looking Glass Creek. W arm know. W e could be wrong. air comes from the shaft during the win­ W . N. C. ter—warm enough to melt snow for a 1. Mt. Mitchel, in Yancey County, rising to diameter several feet around the en­ a height of 6,684 feet is the highest point trance. In the summer, warm air is sucked in eastern America. in. 2. Chimney Rock in Rutherford County, 5. The Pink Beds. W hen the laurel is in with the Opera Box, Devil’s Head and bloom this valley is engulfed in a pink Exclamation Point. haze. 3. Craggy Gardens on rhododendron bald in 6. , a face Buncombe County. In mid-June the rho- with a sheer drop of several hundred feet. dendron offers one of the most beautiful 7. Toxaway Falls, a very spectacular rock displays in the country. outcrop and beautiful water falls.

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