| Standing 6,285 feet on the Tennessee / North Carolina border, Roan Mountain has been a popular destination for hundreds of years. Legend has it that Indians came to the top of the Roan to wage a great battle, and so much blood was spilled that the rhododendron turned from white to red. Spanish explorers came in search of gold, while world-renowned botanists came looking for exotic plant species. The rich and the infirm came to the magnificent Cloudland Hotel to take the invigorating air of the high mountains. Even today, some 200,000 visitors come to see the Rhododendron Gardens in bloom every June. This new edition contains over 30 historical photographs not previously published. New chapters added to the book tell of intriguing new biological discoveries, notable historical visitors, and the findings of the authors research conducted since the first edition was published in 1991. - United States - Tennessee North Carolina - |
