The old town of Mortimer was once a thriving community of nearly 800 people, mostly employed by the Ritter Lumber Company in the early 1900′s. The entire town was wiped out by a huge flood that washed essentially the entire town downstream to the Brown Mountain Beach. Apollo has been eager to see the remains of the original cotton mill and remnants of the boilers and old structures still left standing.
Apollo gasses up for his road trip to Mortimer, NC.
Boilers for the cotton mill before everything was messed up by the flood.
Remnants of the lumber company and cotton mill in Mortimer.
Apollo and Thunderlips enjoyed the shit outta the entire Mortimer and Edgemont areas.
Nothing beats a kick ass evening campfire at the Mortimer Recreation Area. Lucky for us the Nature Conservancy purchased up all the land for public use.
Apollo and Thunderlips enjoying the sunset on Wilson Creek.
Man that last picture looks pretty awesome. I wish Apollo could come down and go caving with me and my friends this weekend at Devil’s Den State Park! w00t w00t