Here are some pictures from our recent visit to New River State Park. The park is 1,500 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. The New River is said to be one of America's oldest rivers. |
New River State Park North Carolina |
Toby sliding down the bannister at the park office |
There is a self guided nature walk through the area surrounding the river. The smell of the air here was amazing. It was one of the most aromatic parks we've visited. The air was so clean and fresh. The flora was very diverse. |
Archaeological investigations in the New River valley suggest the presence of humans
in the region for at least 10,000 years. Artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery
shards and stone axes indicate that the Canawhay Indian tribe occupied the
valley during the pre-colonial period. The valley also was a hunting ground for
bands of Creek, Shawnee and Cherokee Indians. Other than the Native Americans, the only regular visitors to the region before the 1770s were hunters and trappers, men such as Daniel Boone who settled along the Yadkin River near present-day Wilkesboro. The New River was given its current name by Peter Jefferson, the father of Thomas Jefferson, who visited the area in 1749 when he surveyed the North Carolina-Virginia boundary through New River country. |
The trees were huge and looking up at them you feel so small and that you are indeed
standing near trees that have been there for a very long time. |