The Legend of the Brown Mountain Lights in NC Mountains.
The paranormal folks and research gurus are still trying to disprove the local legend of the Brown Mountain Lights. I wrote a story about them in a ghost story book titled "Thirteen Terrifying Tales of the NC Piedmont" story #10. What I saw up close as teenager was not any kind of man made light source.
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We had hiked up School House Ridge behind Mortimer campground and made camp one eve. We had our campfire and camp site set for the eve. As anyone who has hiked the Wilson Wild and Scenic River Gorge area will tell you it gets really dark when the moon isn't out.
As the night settled in and we were huddled around the campfire we heard what sounded like foot steps coming up the mountain through the leaves. Leaves crunching as if it were footsteps. I've been coming up here for 40 years I was always told the Legend was Indian squaws looking for thier Braves lost in battle.
We could see the 3 lights that had a irredecent multi colored glow, somewhat like the size of a lantern light approaching. These were no lanterns! Literally the lights continued to get closer and closer. We threw rocks sticks and any and everything we could find at them, they got to within 30 yds of us and vanished.
Needless to say we stayed up the rest of the night to keep a look out and at sun up virtually ran down the mountain to get out of there with our lives.
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The local News Channel 36 did a broadcast of the story and its on you tube video here:
To see the Brown Mountain Lights from a distance there is a lookout on Highway 181 out of Morganton in Burke County, looking North from the vantage point is the Brown Mountain and surrounding peaks. You might get lucky enough to see them.
Here is the link to the Burke County Information regarding the Brown Mountain Lights Phenomenon:
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