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Parkway South – August 25, 2023

Posted on August 27, 2023 by WCBC

Good day to be up on the Parkway when the forecast is for 90 degrees down below! Stops were Wagon Gap Overlook, Log Hollow Overlook, and Wolf Mountain Overlook. We ate lunch at John Rock Overlook. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, … Continue reading →

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Flat Laurel Creek – August 18, 2023

Posted on August 20, 2023 by WCBC

Perfect weather for a hike, unlike the day of the scout! We saw so many orchids that I was reminded again of the poem that Larason wrote after hiking this trail several years ago. Malaxis by Larason Lambert (in Shortia, … Continue reading →

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Whiteside Mountain – August 11, 2023

Posted on August 15, 2023 by WCBC

Whiteside Mountain Brochure Wildflowers of Whiteside Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina by Kevin Adams Well, we almost made it back before it rained! No matter. The plants were glorious anyway! Photography by Cindy Carpenter, Mary Knierim, & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture … Continue reading →

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Buck Spring Nature Trail – June 9, 2023

Posted on June 13, 2023 by WCBC

We started at the Pisgah Inn, taking the Nature Trail to the site of the Buck Spring Lodge, and then on to the Mount Pisgah Parking Area. WCBC created the self-guiding interpretive botanical trail between the North end of the … Continue reading →

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Sam Knob Meadow – June 5, 2023

Posted on June 9, 2023 by WCBC

We planned to walk to the meadow monthly starting in May. However, on our scout in early May there were very few plants to be seen so we skipped that field trip. Here is the first monthly post on the … Continue reading →

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