Get out and enjoy colorful fall foliage
Western North Carolina is one of the prettiest regions in the world, but the mountains are especially scenic in the fall and particularly this year.
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Western North Carolina is one of the prettiest regions in the world, but the mountains are especially scenic in the fall and particularly this year.
EDITORâS NOTE: This feature appeared in the March 10, 2021 Wilkes Journal-Patriot as part of its series of articles on the trails of northwestern North Carolina. North Carolinaâs 1,120-mile-long Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) corridor stretches from the top of 6,643-foot Clingmanâs Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Jockeyâs Ridge on the coast. About 700 miles of the trail are complete, including a 44-mile section from the intersection of the Blue Ridge Parkway and U.S. 421 at Deep Gap in Watauga County to the Parkwayâs Devilâs Garden Overlook on th...