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Overlooks in southern Appalachia
Published: 2010-08-17 20:47:02High-elevation overlooks are one of our finest natural resources. These vantage points allow us to rise above our everyday humdrum existence and see the world with fresh eyes. Many of the finest overlooks along the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the Great Smokie...
Read MoreThe allure of falling water
Published: 2010-08-17 20:26:56Although most people are drawn to waterfalls, many pause before they can articulate why. For some, it’s the sound of the water tumbling over the rocks. For others, it’s the sheer beauty or tranquility. “Everybody loves them, but nobody can tell you...
Read MoreThe secretive, intelligent and prolific crow
Published: 2010-08-11 14:00:08Like most commonly observed objects, crows flit across our field of vision unheeded. Caw-caw-cawing unmusically … flap-flap-flapping over the fields … dressed as if for a funeral … iridescent pieces of black flannel waving in the breeze. We hear an...
Read MoreOn the beauty of hibiscus flowers
Published: 2010-08-04 14:00:00I had my first introduction to plants in the Hibiscus genus when I was a boy. Rose-of-Sharon was a common dooryard shrub in the piedmont region of Virginia where I grew up, just as it is here in Western North Carolina. In mid-summer, my cousins and I wou...
Read MoreTalk to highlight convergence of art and nature
Published: 2010-07-28 14:00:00George and Elizabeth Ellison, the artist and naturalist husband-wife team from Bryson City, will give a talk called “Blue Ridge Perspectives: The Natural World Thru Words and Images” at 7 p.m. on Aug. 5 in Highlands. George is a writer, naturalist, l...
Read MoreBlooms in the southern mountains
Published: 2010-07-28 14:00:00Each July since 1991, I’ve led field trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway offered as part of the Native Plants Conference sponsored by Western Carolina University. This year’s outings (July 25) will have taken place by the time you read this. Between W...
Read MoreYellowroot, kingfishers and waterstriders
Published: 2010-07-21 13:00:00The upland waterways of the southern highlands provide one of the region’s most interesting natural areas. Unlike most upland habitats — which generally occur as blocks or patches — streams form long corridors that afford rich and varied niches for...
Read MoreIt’s hot, and the lizards are in heaven
Published: 2010-07-14 13:00:00The sweltering heat this summer is restricting some outdoor activities, but it’s a prime time for lizard watching. Lizards don’t mind the heat; indeed, many of them are highly adapted to dry climatic conditions. Lizard watching can be done from your ...
Read MoreRekindling memories of High Rocks
Published: 2010-07-06 21:01:09This is about a place, High Rocks, a lookout situated at just over 5,000 feet on Welch Ridge in the national park. Welch Ridge is the massive divide between Forney and Hazel creeks on the North Carolina side of the park. On the exposed outcrop at High Ro...
Read MoreA unique old time reporter
Published: 2010-06-16 14:12:00Many characters surface in stories related to Horace Kephart, regional author and one of the founders of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. F.A. Behymer, a journalist from St. Louis who would have been aware of the basic story behind Horace Kephart...
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