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Things You Can Do On Your North Carolina Mountain Vacation

<p>North Carolina’s mountain region offers crystal clear waterfalls&comma; loads of natural wonders&comma; and picturesque views&period; On your next mountain vacation make plans to check out some of these amazing sights in the state’s mountains&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Visit the Waterfalls<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;You will not be able to visit all of North Carolina’s 300 waterfalls&comma; but you can set out to visit a few&period; You will find waterfalls in Transylvania County in the Blue Ridge Mountains&comma; and in the Nantahala National Forest&period; The Dry Falls is also amazing but it is one of the few falls that will let you walk behind it on an unobstructed ledge&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Blue Ridge Parkway<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;No trip to the mountains will be complete without a drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway to take in the spectacular views&period; Take a drive or walk the trails&comma; either way you’ll get a firsthand look at all the marvelous views that this area has to offer&period; With over 469 miles to cover you’re sure to find a number of interesting things along the way&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Looking Glass Rock<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;Walk the well-marked trail at Looking Glass Rock&period; The hike will take you about 1700 feet in three miles&comma; but once you get to the top you’ll see that it’s definitely worth the experience&period; From that point you’ll be able to see Mount Pisgah and other nearby peaks&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Roan Mountain<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;The pink blooms of the rhododendron flowers on Roan Mountain are a sight to behold in early summer&period; The acres of these tall flowers really present an impressive sight when viewed from Carver’s Gap&period; The Rhododendron Garden and Round Bald are other places you can see the flowers in blooms&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Blowing Rock <&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;One of the state’s oldest attractions&comma; Blowing Rock is a gigantic cliff from which you can view Grandfather Mountain&comma; Hawksbill Mountain and Table Rock&period; It is the place where you can see rain and snow fall upside down caused by the wind blowing up from the valley below&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Chimney Rock<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;You don’t have to be a world champion climber to get to the top of Chimney Rock&period; You can climb the 400 stairs or take the elevator &lpar;which is a lot less fun&rpar;&period; You won’t be disappointed when you get to the top and get a wonderful view of Lake Lure and Hickory Nut Gorge&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Spot the Shadow of the Bear<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;The Shadow of the Bear is only visible twice a year during the spring and the fall&period; You’ll have to find the ideal viewing spot somewhere along Rhodes Big View Overlook&comma; where you can see the bear like shadow on Whiteside Mountain&period; Tour guides in the area will be able to provide more information&comma; so that you can properly time your visit&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Great Smoky Mountains National Park <&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most visited in the state&period; It is an enormous park with over 800 miles of hiking trails&comma; in addition to horse trails and streams for fishing&period; Here is a place to connect one on one with all that nature has to offer&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;If you are planning to visit North Carolina&comma;Highland Lake Rental Information website is worth looking into to get the latest information on rentals and adventure destinations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 id&equals;"title"><&sol;h1>&NewLine;

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