I’ve been to Chimney Rock a few times, I know I went once in the 80s as a child. Western NC is dotted with those places, seemingly frozen in time. This storm has literally erased bits of American culture.
As I mentioned, my brother has a cabin on Black Mountain about 20 minutes from Chimney Rock/Lake Lure. My entire family went there a few years ago and we visited Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. Chimney Rock reminded me of how Cherokee was when I went there with my family as a kid in the early 80s. Really horrible seeing all those places destroyed and then realizing that my brother has a lot of friends down the mountain that are likely flooded out.