Tag: North Carolina
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Stone Mountain Loop Near Roaring Gap, NC
Torg hiking journal notes for Stone Mountain Loop Near Roaring Gap, North Carolina. There is a video at the bottom of the post. Sentence from A Falcon Guide’s Hiking North Carolina book: “The premier hike here is the Stone Mountain Loop, a 4.5 mile circuit of the summit that takes in the top of the…
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Twelve Places I’ve Lived: Journal Entry July 3, 2018
For the something like twenty-three years since I stopped living with my parents, I have moved a lot.
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Accused of Being a Pessimist: Journal Entry June 30, 2018
Accused of Being a Pessimist: Journal Entry June 30, 2018
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Grandfather Mountain Hike
We Torgs used a day off from school (thank you for your service, Veterans!) to drive east and hike at Grandfather Mountain near Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Upon our arrival, we were told the top of the mountain, where the swinging bridge and most of the trails are located, was closed due to…
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Western North Carolina as Biodiversity Hotspot
Western North Carolina and the French Broad River as hotspot for biodiversity.
Bill Torgerson 