June 2014 – Page 2

“Dirty Ankle” of Cleveland County, NC & “Knobby”

Posted on Thu - Jun 5th, 2014 by NC-Culture Posted in Of Special Interest .

Meet “Dirty Ankle”, North Carolinians..and special thanks to David Ledford who took the time to share this with us.

“Hello my name is David Ledford from the little community as I know as Dirty Ankle, NC. This community is located at the foot of Carpenter Knob. This knob is located in North Eastern Cleveland County, NC. The knob is five miles North of Belwood, NC and two miles North Northeast of Toulca, NC. The elevation of this knob is 1592 feet. Carpenter Knob is best known for Knobby sightings, which is a bigfoot or sasquatch. The first sighting of this so called Knobby was in 1978 to 1979 era. They have been a more recent sightings of this Knobby in 2010 and these stories can be easily found on YouTube. I have been unsuccessful to find out where Carpenter Knob got it’s name. I have found out that they were some family members related to Carpenter’s that lived on the knob back in the early 1800’s. I hope you have enjoyed this little history on Carpenter Knob.

Here is the only picture I can find that looks well enough to see the knob. This was the snow in 2010 looking across the road at the knob.”

Carpenter Knob in 2010
Photographer: David Ledford

“Knobby”

The following photo is an example of Sasquatch, Yeti, Bigfoot, Bugerbear, and Yowie. Although there are photos of “Knobby” available, we were unable to locate any free use photos to add here. However, this one gives a basic idea of what “Knobby” may look like.

Bigfoot, who “Knobby’ resembles, according to eye-witness reports.

“Knobby” has been reported as far back as 1978, when Minnie Cook reported it lurking near her house. Within a one month period after her report, there were a total of 16 sightings, along with a goat found dead of a broken neck. Since then, the sightings are so varied, along with the reports of the sounds, that NC Culture is providing some links for folks who might want to pursue this further:

1: This blog we found very helpful: Bigfoot Sasquatch

2: Bigfoot Encounters

3: This particular link has a series of photos shot in Rutherfordton County on March 22, 2011: Crazy Horse Ghost Hub Pages

4: WCNC has a report of Knobby in 2010 **Please note: the video clip is overrun by an advertisement..we found if we “muted” the advertisement, you could then hear the interview.

5: The same gentleman, Tim Peeler, featured in the WCNC report also has a YouTube video: this has a little more information.

5: There is even a Facebook page for “Knobby”, although it does not seem to be very active at this time..We have queried them as to any new sightings.

Coastal Photo Roundup, June 6, 2014

Posted on Tue - Jun 3rd, 2014 by NC-Culture Posted in Coastal .

Topsail Island Local Artist on Facebook

Shrimper
Topsail Island Local Artist

Moonset
Topsail Island Local Artist

Baby Loggerhead Turtle

Photo found on commons

Baby Loggerhead Turtle
commons

Rick Anderson Photography on Facebook

Rick also has a webpage, however, he is doing some update work with it, and it is not available at this time. You can contact him thru his Facebook page.

Storm Clouds on the OBX
Rick Anderson Photography

OBX
Rick Anderson Photography

Lightening
Rick Anderson Photography

Brad Styron Photography

Brad Styron Photography on Facebook

Emerald Isle Lightening
Brad Styron Photography

Jeff Pettitt Photography on SmugMug

Jeff Pettitt Photography on Facebook

Bodie Lighthouse

Bodie Lighthouse
Jeff Pettitt Photography

Carter Photography

Carter Photography on Facebook

Ocracoke

NC Culture would like to mention that Mr. Carter’s family just recently grew by one..congratulations!

Ocracoke
Carter Photography

Outer Banks NC Local Artist Page on Facebook

Outer Banks NC Local Artist Page

Elizabeth Browning Fox

Liz has numerous credits to her name..she is a volunteer with Hatteras Island Ocean Center, works with OBX genealogy, and a multitude of other projects. She also has her own page: Hatteras Doves on Facebook.

OBX
Elizabeth Browing Fox, photographer

North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores on Facebook

“Hellbender“, which is on the NC threatened species list.

“Hellbender”
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

Ocracoke

commons photo

Ocracoke
commons

Mark’s Images: the World Through My Eyes on Tumblr

Mark’s Images: the World Through My Eyes on Facebook

Anhinga and egret at Sunset Beach

Egret and Anhinga
Mark’s Images: the World Through My Eyes

Mountain Photo Roundup, June 6, 2014

Posted on Tue - Jun 3rd, 2014 by NC-Culture Posted in Mountains .

Dave Allen Photography

Dave Allen Photography on Facebook

“Serviceberry Sunset”

Dave Allen Photography
Serviceberry Sunset

Iphone Guide link for Waterfalls of Western North Carolina

Waterfalls of Western North Carolina on Facebook

Elk River Falls (also known as Big Falls)

Elk River Falls
Waterfalls of Western North Carolina

Danny Buxton Photography on SmugMug

Danny Buxton Photography on Facebook

“Morning Glow”

Table Rock

From Danny Buxton:

“As the sun breaks the horizon, warm morning sunlight reflects off the wet rocks on the east slope of Table Rock Mountain after a day of heavy spring rain. “Blackberry Winter,” the cold snap that occurs each spring as the blackberry blooms appear, seems to hold true again with the predawn temps in the mid-forties and a stiff wind to compliment the coolness of the air temperature. However, in a short time we will be wishing for more of this natural air conditioning as the summer heat arrives…”

“Morning Glow”
Danny Buxton Photography

Steven Freedman Photography

Steven Freedman Photography on Facebook

“Tunnel”

Tunnel
Steven Freedman Photography

Mountain Fog
Steven Freedman Photography

Charles Hardin

Charles Hardin photographs can be found at Local Color in Brevard, NC

Local Color on Facebook

Mountain Laurel

from Wikipedia:

“Kalmia latifolia, commonly called mountain-laurel, calico-bush,or spoonwood,is a species of flowering plant in the blueberry family, Ericaceae, that is native to the eastern United States. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana. Mountain-laurel is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. It is the namesake of the city of Laurel, Mississippi (founded 1882).

Mountain Laurel
Charles Hardin

Mountains of North Carolina

Charles Hardin

Mark VanDyke Photography on Fine Art America

Mark VanDyke Photography on Facebook

“Burning Darkness”

“Burning Darkness”
Mark VanDyke Photography

Matthew H Irvin, Photographer/Writer on Facebook

Globe, NC

Globe, NC
Matthew H Irvin Photographer/Writer

Chris Berrier

Chris Berrier recently shared this view of Pilot Mountain with our Facebook page, and it was so popular, he allowed us to share it in this format. Chris is relatively new to us, and he has both a web page: Waterfalls Hiker: Exploring Waterfalls and Trails of Western North Carolina, and a Facebook page.

PIlot Mountain
Chris Berrier
Waterfalls Hiker

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