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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...  |
Via Facebook Group Blue Ridge Parkway What a perfect weekend for the Blue Ridge Parkway! All concession facilities – Peaks of Otter Lodge, Crabtree Falls, Mabry Mill, Bluffs, and the Pisgah Inn — are open on Saturday to take care of your hungries after your favorite hike or activity. The apple trees are in full bloom [...] From the news: It’s more than a century old but it’s still providing family comfort. The John Smith Miller house is Watauga County’s newest addition to the National Register of Historic Places, with the Victorian-style farmhouse in the Meat Camp area earning the recognition in January. via Miller house placed on historic register – Watauga Democrat. In the news: Another prominent ridge has been protected after being placed under a conservation easement. The High Country Conservancy has helped add the Oliver Hill property to a chain of easements near Valle Crucis. Tom Andrews donated the conservation easement on the property, which is located atop a knoll in the Matney community. The easement’s conservation values [...] When I first discovered the Blue Ridge Mountains I also discovered this magazine. A subscription soon followed… Here is an article about my favorite mountain…Go read it at their site. A Grandfather for the People Grandfather Mountain, a North Carolina icon, may soon become Grandfather Mountain State Park – though the park’s name has not yet been determined, [...] |
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