In this episode of Exploring North Carolina, take an 120-mile river trip from the salt water of the Albemarle Sound through a largely intact primeval forest to the “fall line” where the Coastal Plain ends and the Piedmont begins. This adventure, by powerboat and canoe, will take you along the “navigable” length of North Carolina’s Roanoke River, a major historical corridor for Native Americans and European settlers and one of the state’s greatest conservation success stories.
On this tidewater trip, get to know the creatures of the forest, air, and water in and along this remarkable river; learn why Native Americans called it the “River of Death;" and why flooding is the engine that brings new life to the river considered “North Carolina’s Amazon."
