Earthshine Adventures

Planning a trip to Earthshine Lodge?

The mountains of Western North Carolina provide amazing opportunities for adventure, whatever adventure may mean to you. Transylvania County, which includes Brevard, Rosman, and Lake Toxaway offers endless options for exploring. Whether you are interested in biking, hiking, visiting waterfalls, craft brews, and much much more, you can find it here. We hope you enjoy following along with our adventures as you plan your own!

View of Panthertown Valley from Blackrock Overlook

Exploring Panthertown Valley

Just nine miles from Earthshine, Panthertown Valley is an accessible gem of tumbling waterfalls and granite domes, earning it the nickname, “The Yosemite of the East.” Take a look to

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Blacksmithing

Blacksmithing at Earthshine

Human beings have been using fire to shape metal into tools for a very long time. In ancient Greek mythology, the god of fire, Hephaestus, was also a blacksmith. Hephaestus

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image of red eft

What’s a Red Eft?

It rains a lot in Western North Carolina. Like, on average 71 inches a year in Transylvania County. And you might think, when it comes to hiking, that would slow

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