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North Carolina man faked a fall in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, deputies say
Nathaniel Clendenin is under investigation after allegedly faking a fall in Fairy Stone State Park in Virginia.
Blue Ridge Parkway in your plans this summer? Helene closures may change them.
The National Park Service is repairing the road after dozens of landslides left sections impassable after Helene-related rain ...
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Blue Ridge Parkway in your plans this summer? Helene closures may change them.
The mountains of Western North Carolina are greening up again and soon the rhododendron blooms will herald the arrival of summer along the Blue Ridge Parkway. But this year, most of the parkway ...
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RV Camping Can Be Cumbersome Along The Blue Ridge Parkway If You Have This Kind Of Rig
The Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the most stunning road trips in America. But if you're planning to drive an RV, there is one ...
Saving Money, Time, and Headaches While Visiting The Great Smoky Mountain National Park
If you haven’t been to The Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), you’ve most likely at least heard its hype, ...
This town where 'Dirty Dancing' scenes were filmed is ready for visitors; lake is closed
Scenes from 1987's "Dirty Dancing" were filmed in and around the town. Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, stayed at the Lake ...
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Old Lanning Ridge Trail restored as a U.S. Forest Service system trail, links two popular trail complexes in Pisgah
The route between Cove Creek Group Campground (off of Forest Service Road 809) and Lanning Ridge Road (Forest Service Road 5046) runs along a former roadbed. Previously a U.S. Forest Service system ...
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Marion author Philip Tate to hold book-signing event; he wrote book set in Civil War
Tate has also produced a children’s book inspired by the tales told by his father, Samuel. “The Forest Adventures of Sam the ...