The Cullasaja River has been tumbling from its inception in the heights of the ancient Whiteside Mountain to its junction with The Little Tennessee River for literally millions of years. Covering only 25 miles in Macon County of Western North Carolina, it meanders through rhododendron covered banks, heaps up boulders to create frothy swimming holes, plunges in rain-swelled cascading waterfalls, and invites wonder from the gorge it has carved between the towns of Highlands and Franklin. This book follows its journey as it drops 2500 feet, showcasing its beauty over the changing seasons and topography. From the trickle of springs high in the mountains, to the placid lakes formed by dams, to the roaring waterfalls of the gorge, the Cullasaja, and this record of its journey, invite you to enjoy its startling and ever-changing beauty. -- inside back cover.
photography by Peter Ray.
Includes bibliographic references (p. 120).
