 Nantahala ... Land of the Noonday Sun in VHS or DVD($22.00) is a 54 minute documentary video that will transport you to magic places all along the river - high vistas, varied forests, native wildflower habitats, waterfalls and gorges - and thereby enhance your enjoyment of the region the Cherokee people called "Nantahala" or "Land of the Noonday Sun". Join regional experts Lance Holland and George Ellison and award-winning videographer Ron Ruehl as they explore the entire river system from its headwaters high in the Standing Indian area near the NC-GA state line to Nantahala Lake and on through the breathtaking Upper and Lower Gorges to its confluence with Fontana Lake. Along the way they relate stories of the Cherokees, white settlers, quarrymen, geologists, botanists, railroad builders, loggers, dam builders, and major recreational facilities that have explored and utilized this important corridor situated in the heart of the southern Appalachians. Dr. Tyler Blethen, Director of the Mountain Heritage Center at Western North Carolina University, found that "This lovingly crafted and beautifully filmed environmental and historical portrayal of the Nantahala River whets the appetite to go experience for oneself the remarkable beauty of the "Land of the Noonday Sun".
Adam Clawson, a member of the United States whitewater slalom Olympic teams in 1992 and 1996 who virtually grew up on the river, found the video to be "Awesome! An excellent representation of the hidden treasures found along the Nantahala."
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