J HerndonJ.E. Herndon is a lifelong resident of North Carolina and spent much of his childhood years exploring its fields, farms, mountains, streams, back roads, and byways by foot, bicycle, and auto. He has also enjoyed hiking, backpacking, and camping with couts and friends through the piedmont and western part of the state and through its national forests. herndon studied religion, history, art, anthropology, and astronomy at Lenoir Rhyne College, Wake Forest University, and finally textiles at North Carolina State University. Now retired from a career in textiles, he enjoys spending time with his family in and around their home in Kings Mountain. Read More Read Less