August in Black Mountain: Where Summer Meets Fall

Sunrise over the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County.

Black Mountain in August may be the most overlooked month in the mountains. Summer is still in full swing, yet the first hints of fall begin to appear in the cool morning air. On some days, you catch it unexpectedly—a faint earthy scent drifting through a shaded forest, a slightly cooler breeze rolling down from […]