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GearJunkie
April 25, 2018
Appalachian Trail hiker. “I'm just happy to be here.” – paraphrased. From: Asheville, North Carolina. Start date: Thru-hiked with Bonefide in 2017. Why are you out here?: Hiking a missed section from last year in the Nantahala National Forest. Labowski maintained silence throughout the rest of questioning,Ãâà...
WLOS
April 25, 2018
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST, N.C. (WLOS) —. There is an update in the Silver Alert for a missing, endangered man whom authorities believe is in the Asheville area. On Monday, Christopher Peter Sexton's Kia Sedona was located in the Tellico Gap area of Nantahala National Forest. Evidence suggests that he hasÃâà...
Greensboro News & Record
April 24, 2018
The vehicle of a Winston-Salem man missing since March 13 has been found in the Tellico Gap area of the Nantahala National Forest in western North Carolina, authorities said. Christopher Peter Sexton, 48, who has cognitive disorders, was last seen in the 4100 block of Hunt Club Road, Winston-SalemÃâà...
Smoky Mountain News
April 11, 2018
Author Marci Spencer will present her book Nantahala National Forest: A History 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at the Macon County Public Library in ... to explore in Macon County — within the Nantahala Ranger District of the Nantahala National Forest — with a question-and-answer session afterward.
Asheville Citizen-Times
April 6, 2018
Last summer the Forest Service proposed increasing recreation fees – some by as much as 100 percent – at several popular sites including campgrounds, Whitewater Falls and Dry Falls, on the Pisgah National Forest and the Nantahala National Forest, which comprise more than a million acres in theÃâà...
Asheville Citizen-Times
April 4, 2018
Along with the Nantahala National Forest, the area covers 1.1 million acres and is considered among the country's busiest forests, drawing nearly 5 million visitors a year for recreation ranging from hunting and fishing to mountain biking and kayaking. While different user groups debate who treads the mostÃâà...
Asheville Citizen-Times
April 2, 2018
FRANKLIN - The U.S. Forest Service planned a 280-acre prescribed burn near the Cowee community of Macon County on Monday in the Nantahala National Forest. The public should be aware of the potential for smoke in the area along with firefighter traffic. Smoke may be visible from Franklin. "Safety forÃâà...
Charlotte Observer
April 2, 2018
As of last May, 13 people had died since 1995 at a single waterfall — Whitewater Falls near Cashiers in Nantahala National Forest. At 411 feet, it's the highest waterfall in the eastern United States. Despite warning signs, visitor often are tempted to venture into dangerous areas above the falls, DistrictÃâà...
Asheville Citizen-Times
March 29, 2018
BREVARD — How will trails be kept up to speed? Will mountain bikers be acknowledged? Will there be forest user fees? And how about the fish and early successional forest? These were all questions aimed at panelists Tuesday night at the third in a series of discussions about the future of the Pisgah andÃâà...
WLOS
December 31, 1999
The Moss Knob Shooting Range in the Nantahala Ranger District will be closed on weekdays starting Wednesday. That's happening because of tree removal and timber salvage operations following the 2016 wildfires. Moss Knob will be open Saturdays and Sundays only until mid-July. The Dirty John Shooting Range inÃâà...
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