Grandfather Mountain State Park requires all visitors ... and is particularly beautiful in autumn. Read the original article on Outdoor Guide.

A man seen admiring the view from atop a cliff at Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, was later found dead at the bottom of it, according to the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation.

Grandfather Mountain is mourning the loss of an 11-year-old bald eagle. Ajax the bald eagle died on Wednesday following complications from an infection he developed. “We will miss his strength and ...