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The first time I drove up to Carver’s Gap in the winter in search of skiable snow, I should’ve known that “Nordic Nirvana,” as I later called it, was hidden just behind the two feet of spring snow being chewed up by rowdy four-wheelers on the road up Roan Mountain. A crowd of crazies from back in the hollers seemed
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The Overmountain Victory Trail leads visitors through Hampton Creek Cove’s rolling pastures. Hikers must open and close various gates as they progress through the cove, a 693 acre natural area east of Roan Mountain, TN. It’s a beautiful area with rolling fields and flowing streams and deep woods (along with three hiking trails). via Appalachian Treks: a country landscape. Mark
Keep readingOne of my favorite stops in the mountains will be inaccessible for the next year except for a one month window during the bloom season of 2010. ROAN MOUNTAIN — Pisgah National Forest’s Roan Mountain Recreational Area will only be open during the rhododendron blooming season, from June 6 to July 7 this year, because of a massive renovation project
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