Aerial view over river running through the Linville Gorge and autumnal forest canopy, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

Linville River, Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachia, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

Aerial view over Linville Falls, on the Linville River near the Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Mountains, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

The Linn Cove Viaduct carries the Blue Ridge Parkway along the flanks of Grandfather Mountain near Linville, NC.

Fall foliage along the banks of the Linville River above Linville Falls, Blue Ridge Parkway, Linville, North Carolina.

Smokestacks and pollution in the populated valley behind the Linville Gorge Wilderness, Pisgah National Forest, Linville, North Carolina.