Hound Ears is one of the High Country’s best-known gated mountain communities, located along Shulls Mill Road between Boone, Blowing Rock and Banner Elk.

It’s known for its golf course and private club, but that’s only part of the story. Hound Ears also has an unusually broad …

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You can drive right past Twin Rivers without realizing it is there.

The entrance is tucked behind the trees along Highway 105 and is easy to miss …