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Works in Progress
 (Linville George, Hickory Nut Gorge, Nantahala Gorge, and Gorges State Park)
North Carolina holds some of the most spectacular gorges in eastern America. Perhaps the best know is Linville Gorge, often called the Grand Canyon of North Carolina. The rim of the Gorge is 2,000 to 3,000 feet above the Linville River that falls almost 2,000 feet in just twelve miles.
Fifteen miles east of Asheville Hickory Nut Gorge drops 1,800 feet in less than 10 miles. Bat Cave is in this gorge, the longest granite fissure cave in North American (main chamber over 300 feet long). In the southwestern part of the state is the spectacular Nantahala Gorge, surrounded by peaks in excess of 5,000 feet. Finally, ENC will visit Gorges State Park, North Carolina's newest state park located in Transylvania County. This 10,000 acre park features the fantastic rock formations of the Jocassee Gorges.
These gorges and others in North Carolina were carved, and are being carved by fast moving water, ice, plant roots, and wind: they are works in progress. The geology of each offers a window to the state's distant past. These unique canyons are home to rare plants and animals. After seeing this episode, ENC viewers will want to explore them all.
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