Sir William was a brave knight. He had conquered many dragons in England, but his fair Lady Samantha was not impressed. He decided to come to the New World to find more dangerous and challenging dragons to fight. He had heard of the Catawba rhododendron. It sounded like a fierce and furious dragon to him! He read that the habitat of the Catawba Rhododendron were wet woods, swamps, bogs, and in moist mountains. One of the characteristics of this terrible thing was that it may attain a height of 30-40 feet!
Sir William made the arduous journey across the Atlantic and over land until he reached Roan Mountain, Tennessee. He had heard that there was a garden at the top of Roan Mountain that was just full of the Catawba rhododendron!!
Once at the top of the mountain, he discovered that the Rhododendron was nothing more than a flowering shrubbery! Like any good Knight of Ni, he figured that this would surely impress Lady Samantha and he decided to take it back to her! Since his journey had reached such a satisfying conclusion, he decided to reward himself by staying at the Cloudland Hotel at the top of the mountain. If you stand in front of the information sign at the Cloudland Hotel and go 15 steps at 60 degrees. There you will find the helmet that Sir William left behind after his quest was over!
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