Step into a journey where the mountains remember — where holiday magic blends with the stories of strength, loss, and resilience written into every riverbed and hillside. Welcome to …the Ghost of Christmas Past: A Western North Carolina Tour.
This tour invites you to experience the places forever changed by the storms of 2024, traveling through Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Bat Cave, Chimney Rock, and Asheville. Along the way, you’ll learn how creeks grew into rushing rivers, how those rivers rose into walls of water, and how entire landscapes were reshaped in just hours. You’ll also hear the stories of the businesses we lost, the families who rebuilt from nothing, and the mountain folks who kept following the light even in the darkest moments.