Blowing Rock

Blowing Rock is a rocky outcrop in the town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, perched above a gorge at the northern edge of Caldwell County. It is notable for a rare wind effect in which air funnels through the gorge and rises almost vertically along the slopes to the rock. That phenomenon is linked to a Cherokee legend of a brave who leaps into the wilderness below and is lifted back to his lover by the wind, making the site a well-known local lover’s leap story. Privately owned and entered through an adjacent souvenir shop, it also appears in the closing scene of the 2008 film Goodbye Solo.

Blowing Rock, North Carolina · United States