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Written in Stone: North Carolina’s Rock Formations

According to Cherokee legend, when the Earth was created, the Great Buzzard flew low over the flat land, his beating wings sculpting mountains and valleys below. Today, science offers its own explanations for our state’s geological marvels.

by Rebecca Woltz
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An Introduction to Camping in Brevard

On an unusually cold weekend in Pisgah National Forest, a writer introduces her fiancé to the wonders — and blunders — of camping.

by Katie Schanze

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