View of mountains with a rock face wall visible. Donor note: "Up the valley to crest of Blue Ridge and Chimney Rock Falls, from Inspiration Point; Inspiration Point was along the Cliff Trail--it was the only place you could see the falls and Lake…
Hikers stand on a sloping rock face with a view of the landscape below in the distance. Donor note: "Appian Way, looking east. This is Groundhog Slide--there were chain handholds put in the most dangerous part of this crossing by JB Freeman."
View of mountains in distance from atop Chimney Rock Falls. Handwritten note: "View from top of Chimney Rock Falls. The Falls are 15 feet wide and 310 feet high." Donor note: "Note no handrails! Interesting that Hiram would list the falls as 310 ft…
View of mountains and the valley below. A hiker stands atop a sloping rock face in the foreground. Donor note: "Ground Hog Slide along Old Cliff Trail."
View of a rock face wall with trees visible in the foreground. A caption reads, "Along the Appian Way, 'Land of the Sky,' Stephenson Studio, Asheville, N.C. Donor note: "For reference, the edge of Chimney Rock is sticking out in the upper middle of…
An image of the mountains from Chimney Rock captioned, "Chimney Rock, North Carolina." A handwritten note reads, "From Sat. Eve. Post of Nov. 1822." Donor note: "Not sure where this photo was taken, but believe it was on walk down from…
A wooden footbridge on stone columns extends over a rocky river. Donor note: "Old Bridge from the North side of Rocky Broad River to Island." A handwritten note continues, "along which road run 500 feet to Bridge below, the latter extending to…
A hiker stands on a next to a tree on the ledge of a rock face. Donor note: "Terminus of Eagles Nest Trail- spur off of Cliff Trail, accessible by ladder. This trail was open from 1910s until 1930s? Remnants still exist--below Exclamation Point; Old…
A group of hikers descends a wooden staircase in Chimney Rock Park, with the American flag on Chimney Rock visible below them and the Broad River visible in the distance. Donor note: "Old set of stairs from above Devil's Head off Skyline Trail--can…