Parts of Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain reopen
STOLE MULTIPLE GUNS, TIPS TO
THE ATF WILL STAY ANONYMOUS.
ANOTHER SHOT OF SOME RECOVERY
IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
TODAY. GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN.
>> AND A NEW SECTION OF THE
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY THAT THE
GORGEOUS PARKWAY REOPENED TO
GUESTS TRAVELERS AGAIN, THEY
SHOULD STILL PLAN AHEAD.
BE CAREFUL. THERE ARE CLOSURES
OUT THERE IN THE AFTERMATH OF
HELENE BUT WRAL'S MONICA CASEY
SHOWED YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW IF YOU'RE READY TO HEAD
THE HIGH COUNTRY.
>> IT'S BEEN QUIET ON
GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN SINCE
HELENE ROLLED THROUGH LESS
SILENCE. EVEN THE ANIMALS
HAVE NOTICED CARE TAKERS SAY
THEY HAVE AN EXTRA SOCIAL
ACTUALLY WALK DOWN THE HABITAT
YESTERDAY AND SAID, YOU KNOW,
IT'S HARD TO SEE THAT THERES A
BOAT COVERS WERE OUT TRYING TO
BE WITH PLOTTING A TREE.
>> AND SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY
SOCIAL RIGHT NOW. AND I THINK
ARE PROBABLY EXCITED TO BE HERE
NEXT WEEK. THAT IS.
>> WELL NOW AND THOSE EXTRA
VOICES WILL GROW LOUDER.
NOW THAT CERTAIN TRAILS ARE
OPEN AND LIMITED TICKETS ARE
AVAILABLE. LAND IS TAYLOR WITH
THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN
STEWARDSHIP FOUNDATION IS
ENCOURAGING VISITORS TO PLAN
AHEAD. I WOULD SAY THAT'S NOT
TO SAY THAT IT IS HALF OF YOUR
CAR AND COME TO THE HIGH
COUNTRY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BOOK
THEIR VISIT IN ADVANCE AND BE
READY FOR CLOSURES ALONG THE
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. THE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SAYS
WHILE THE FIRST SECTION NEAR
BLOWING ROCK IS OPEN, THERE IS
MORE WORK TO BE DONE WITH AT
LEAST 30 LANDSLIDES ALONG THE
PARKWAY IN 10 OF THOSE ARE
CONSIDERED MAJOR.
>> AND INVOLVE LOSS OF THE
ROADWAY ITSELF.
>> TAYLOR SAYS MOST
IMPORTANTLY, BE THOUGHTFUL WITH
YOUR TRIP IN JUST A BIT WITH
HIM. BUT THEY RIGHT NOW, I
MEAN, YOU'RE IN COUNTERING
VOTERS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH
SOME REALLY HARD TIMES IN THE
LAST 4 WEEKS. YOU KNOW, THE
YEAR WAGER IS THE PERSON THAT
YOU INTERACT WITH IN A HOTEL,
MAYBE LOST THEIR HOME. WE STILL
GOT A FEW STAFF MEMBERS WHO DO
NOT HAVE ELECTRICITY. MONICA
CASEY, WRAL NEWS HAS A REALLY
GREAT THING TO REMEMBER FOR
ANYBODY VISITING THAT AREA.
THOSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THROUGH
SO MUCH TO LIVE AND WORK UP
THERE.
>> GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN STAFF,
FOR INSTANCE, THEY'VE BEEN
INVOLVED IN THE RELIEF EFFORTS
NOW FOR WEEKS AND THEY WILL
CONTINUE THAT WORK EVEN NOW AND
INTO THE FUTURE. WE'RE GOING TO
LINK FOR PLACES WHERE YOU CAN
DONATE ON OUR WEBSITE. AND IF
YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A WAY
>> TO HELP PEOPLE IMPACTED BY
HURRICANE HELENE. WE ARE STILL
COLLECTING THOSE DONATIONS.
THANKS TO YOUR GENEROSITY.
WRAL CARES HAS RAISED NEARLY
$950,000 SO FAR FOR MORE THAN
4100 DONATIONS.
>> AND YOU CAN ADD TO THAT
NUMBER JUST SCANNED THE QR CODE
ON YOUR SCREEN OR GO TO WRAL
DOT COM. JUST SEARCH THE WORD
HELP TO DONATE. AND WHILE
YOU'RE THERE, YOU'LL ALSO FIND
A LIST OF OTHER WAYS YOU CAN