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Casual, unplanned — and heavenly
Published: 2011-10-26 13:06:42You don’t have to live in a cabin to get cabin fever. You can come down with a bad case of cabin fever — which I think of as “the doldrums” — even if you live in a snazzy mansion. Indeed, I often come down with them right here in my office, on ...
Read MoreAn early description of Haywood’s vegetation
Published: 2011-10-19 13:47:03Roland M. Harper was born in Maine but spent practically his entire professional life in the South, where his work embraced studies in plant geography, forestry, systematics, human demography, and economic botany. Harper’s extensive field work resulted...
Read MoreCivil War crossing of Smokies was memorable feat
Published: 2011-10-12 14:47:37The war in the Smokies proved to be … a curious conjunction of terrain, history, politics, and culture ... a tragic division of loyalties … a brutal partisan conflict where men left homes and wives and children and trekked north in cold and rain … ...
Read MoreWATCH ONLINE: Every Breath Sings Mountains provides an entertaining and thoughtful evening
Published: 2011-10-07 14:39:43Voices from the American Land — along with local partners Land Trust for the Little Tennessee, the Wilderness Society, Tuckasegee Reader, Western North Carolina Alliance, Wild South, Canary Coalition, Mad Batter Café, Tuckasegee Alliance, New Native P...
Read MoreOld-timers and their colorful plant names
Published: 2011-10-05 14:01:40It’s that time of the year, and the hills are alive not with music but “sang” hunters. As of now a dried pound of “green gold” is bringing about $500 and might rise before the ginseng season closes for good. Here are some random thoughts and ob...
Read MoreAn Appalachian ‘original genius’
Published: 2011-09-28 13:39:05(Note: Since its publication several years ago, this column about Evan O. Hall has sparked a number of comments. Something about Hall’s indefatigable and self-reliant cleverness reminded people of someone they, too, had known in days gone by.) Back in ...
Read MoreShooting frogs through the car window
Published: 2011-09-21 14:51:35This is about frogs. Of late, I’ve been thinking about them … especially the frog that snores. As I recently discovered, there is a fairly common species here in the Smokies region that emits snore-like vocalizations. More about that in a moment. My ...
Read MoreOtters are what beautiful aspires to be
Published: 2011-09-14 12:26:04Earlier this week about nine in the morning, I was standing on the Everett Street bridge in the heart of downtown Bryson City. Looking down I saw two otters in the dark-tinted currents of Tuckasegee. I retrieved my binoculars from my car and watched them...
Read MorePoets, writers, musicians and more gather to celebrate book launch, region
Published: 2011-09-13 18:12:05There is a core of energy to Thomas Rain Crowe, a get-in-there and get-it-done spirit, evident both in his writings and the man himself. So it isn’t surprising that when fellow poet and friend Brent Martin mentioned an interesting concept he’d stumbl...
Read MoreMonkshood — both beautiful and deadly
Published: 2011-09-07 14:24:50Usually I locate rare plants by visualizing them and visiting likely habitats. It’s as if I can will them into existence. But this time was different. It was just suddenly there. By chance, while looking for another plant, I literally stumbled into a s...
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