Losing the Way

In this chapter, Huler loses his way from Lawson’s trek. Huler crosses the Neuse, a river going through the Piedmont, and passes the coastal plain into the Pamlico Sound. He compares Lawson’s writings to the modern environment in time, pointing out the size and current of the river. However, Huler mentions that the waterfall that Lawson found cannot be the Falls of the Neuse. After realizing that Lawson disappears past Hillsborough, Huler begins south of Raleigh where he passes many churches, religious buildings, and minority communities. Huler makes a couple of stops in Clayton to eat and rest before crossing the Neuse and coming across tobacco country.