▁as ▁wel coming ▁and ▁friendly ▁as ▁you ▁wanted ▁it ▁to ▁be , ▁a ▁store ▁that ▁you ▁feel ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁and ▁somehow ▁a ▁community , ▁though ▁you ’ ve ▁only ▁met ▁Gray ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁staff . ▁The ▁store ▁appears ▁in ▁gra iny , ▁black - and - white ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁years ▁past , ▁and ▁today ▁it ▁looks ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁added ▁camp ing ▁and ▁tr out ▁p ond . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁include : ▁ ▁Camp ing ▁ ▁Sw imming ▁ ▁Fish ing ▁ ▁H ik ing ▁ ▁C ano eing ▁ ▁Kay aking ▁ ▁Ge oc aching ▁ ▁Mountain ▁B ik ing ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁American ▁White water ▁entry ▁ ▁n c water falls . com ▁entry ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Mort imer ▁and ▁Ed gem ont , ▁N . C . ▁▁▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Category : P is g ah ▁National ▁Forest ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁C ald well ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : B od ies ▁of ▁water ▁of ▁C ald well ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : W ild ▁and ▁Sc en ic ▁R ivers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Francis ▁James ▁Span iel , ▁Jr . ▁( May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁– ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁football ▁half back ▁in