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"It is a beautiful book with gorgeous color pictures. Text boxes detailing a particular subject such as rhododendrons or Daniel Boone are sprinkled throughout. But why did they have to use black text on a dark purple background for these boxes? They are so difficult to read. Except for that shortcoming, this book is meant to be used, not to be left on the bookshelf. I take my copy wherever I think I am going to be on the Parkway. As for the answers to the questions above? Check pages 120, 129 and 108, respectively." I couldn't agree more...  |
Record Low Temperature Tied at Grandfather Mountain – Constantly Updated High Country NC News SourceIt has been a season of extremes for Grandfather Mountain. Earlier in the month, the tourist attraction experienced record highs for two days in a row, but unseasonably cold weather tied the record for the daily low temperature in Wednesday. The reading was taken at the official US Weather Service reporting station located next to the Mile [...] It’s not easy to find silence in the modern world. If a quiet place is one where you can listen for fifteen minutes in daylight hours without hearing a human-created sound, there are no quiet places left in Europe. There are none east of the Mississippi River. And in the American West? Maybe twelve. One [...] 30th Annual VALLE COUNTRY FAIR October 18, 2008 (always the 3rd Saturday in October) FairgroundsThe Valle Country Fair is an overgrown church bazaar set in the center of one of the most picturesque valleys in the North Carolina mountains at the peak of the fall color season. All monies raised go to fund High Country organizations which serve [...] I wish I was here… View of Lost Cove on the south slopes of Grandfather Mountain: Grab your sweater because the temperatures are falling Highs will be in the low fifties this weekend Friday had lots of wind and rain, so most of the leaves from the trees above 4,000 feet are finding their way to the ground [...] |
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