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A diverse array of wildflowers blooms in North Carolina's mountains from March through September. Setzer recounts her spring experiences trekking in the mountains, looking for wildflowers. The author includes a bloom chart categorizing wildflowers by month bloomed, color of blossom, and leaves.
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North Carolina has ten national wildlife refuges that offer a haven for wildlife such as red wolves, migratory birds and waterfowl. The refuges were established primarily for wildlife protection and conservation, but they also provide opportunities for low-impact recreation and nature observation.
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In this continuing series on the best walks to take in North Carolina, Setzer describes the Bill Faver Lakeshore Trail. The 1.8-mile trail is located at the Piedmont Environmental Center in High Point.
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In this continuing series on the best walks to take in North Carolina, Setzer describes a walk through Raven Rock State Park in Lillington. Hikers can choose a 2.6-mile walk or the 5.2-mile one which includes Campbell Creek and Lanier Falls.
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Collene Karcher practices a dying art - stone carving. Initially, she wanted to be a painter but decided to work in stone. She was 23 before she found a master stone carver and apprenticed under him. She has been carving for the past 17 years; her studio is near Sylva. She has exhibited in galleries in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Asheville, and has assisted with the restoration of the Texas, Ohio, and Michigan state capitol buildings.
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Western North Carolina has a number of spectacular waterfalls. Setzer profiles five of them: Crabtree Falls (Yancey County); Hooker Falls and Courthouse Falls (Transylvania County); Middle Falls (Graham County); and Tom's Creek Falls (McDowell County).
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In this continuing series on the best walks to take in North Carolina, Setzer describes a walk on Densons Creek Trail. The 2.3-mile trail, which is located in the Uwharrie National Forest, was built in 1974 by the Youth Conservation Corps.
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In this continuing series on the best walks to take in North Carolina, Setzer describes a walk around Raleigh's downtown landmarks. The walk is approximately 1.6 miles and takes the walker by such places as the State Capitol on Union Square, the Executive Mansion, Victorian-era mansions in the Oakwood Historic District, and the North Carolina Museum of History, and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
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In this continuing series on the best walks to take in North Carolina, Setzer describes a walk around the historic town of Edenton. The town, which was once the center of colonial commerce, offers impressive architectural scenery, including St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the state's second-oldest church; the Old Ice House; and the Dixon-Powell House. The length of the walk is about two miles round trip and a map is available at the Historic Edenton Visitor Center.
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In this continuing series on the best walks to take in North Carolina, Setzer describes the Occoneechee Speedway Trail. The Occoneechee Speedway in Orange County opened in 1949. The track was one of only three East Coast tracks that measured a mile; the viewing stands could seat 17,000 fans. Many famous NASCAR drivers, including Richard Petty and Junior Johnson, raced on the dirt track. The track, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, closed in 1968 and has reopened as an historic, three-mile walking trail.
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In this continuing series on the best walks to take in North Carolina, Setzer describes a walk among the towering trees of the mountains' primeval timberland, the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. A two-mile, figure-eight loop takes walkers past some of the country's oldest and largest trees east of the Mississippi, 450-year-old poplars, some measuring twenty feet in circumference. The forest was dedicated in 1936 to the soldier-poet Joyce Kilmer, author of “Trees,†who was killed on July 30, 1918, near the close of World War I.
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In this continuing series on the best walks to take in North Carolina, Setzer describes Greensboro's Lake Brandt Greenway, which runs between Guilford Courthouse National Military Park and Strawberry Road.
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In this continuing series on the best walks to take in North Carolina, Setzer describes a walk around the Moore's Creek National Battlefield. The trail is a mostly paved one mile tour of the Revolutionary War battlefield.
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In this continuing series on the best walks to take in North Carolina, Setzer describes a 2.7-mile loop around downtown New Bern. North Carolina's second oldest town provides trail walkers 150 historic landmarks, enough for several walks.
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In this continuing series on the best walks to take in North Carolina, Setzer describes a walk along the shoreline of Price Lake. The 2.3-mile trail is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway, at milepost 296.5, near Blowing Rock. The trail's grade is nearly level--a rarity for a mountain trail.
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