Just 75 miles north of Asheville, Grandfather Mountain dares you to test your nerves on the Mile High Swinging Bridge, the highest suspension footbridge in the U.S. at 5,280 feet above sea level.

He came from the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in central Florida, after falling from his nest on a golf course.

Grandfather Mountain reopened Wednesday, including the Wilson Center for Nature Discovery, Mildred the Bear Environmental Habitats, Top Shop and Mile High Swinging Bridge, access to the Woods Walk ...