Blogs from Highlands, North Carolina, United States, North America

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Western North Carolina has some of the steepest mountain valleys in the eastern US. The central part is a high mountain covered plateau. This area also gets quite a bit of rain. These factors combine to give this part of the state the highest density of waterfalls over a large area in the US. There are areas with a high number in a small region (such as Rickets Glen State Park in Pennsylvania) but none has as many over a wide area. Today, I explore many of them. My guidebook for this part of the trip was the waterfall lover’s bible: url=http://www.kadamsphoto.com/catalog/north-carolina-waterfalls-hiking-photography-guide-kevin-adams-p-32.htmlNorth Carolina Waterfalls by Kevin Adams. It has detailed descriptions and maps for hundreds of waterfalls. Since it had raine... read more
Glen Falls roostertail
Quartz veins
Second drop, Glen Falls


I believe that when I last left this blog, I mentioned looking for a job. I then tried my best not to dwell on that incredibly trying, painful, near-hopeless process, but alas, I have moved into the PT working world. I am still on the job search bandwagon and (slowly, slowly) striving to become a bona fide travel writer whose work can be seen in the newsstand section of the store in which I work. That is the big picture and main details that I’ll share right now, but 2010 is one of those “this is the year(s).” A networking group with which I enjoyed some writing/journalistic events has 2010 in its name; it has about died now that so many professionals and companies in our field are no more. Yet, I have an (small) income ... read more
Snow in Sky Valley
Chilly Highlands
Flower shop




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