Marshall sits snug as a town can be in a mountain river valley, making use of both banks of the French Broad River, not to mention the river itself. The town 25 minutes north of Asheville makes for a most adventurous day trip.
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You have an adventurous side, a side that loves exploring the best that the outdoors has to offer. Yet there’s also your creative side, a side equally in need of nurturing. With a weekend in Spruce Pine you can satisfy both needs.
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In one location in Lansing you can fly-fish for trout, take a hike, go mountain biking – even play horseshoes! And less than a half mile away you can visit the Lost Province. That’s a big day in a town that covers less than a half square mile!
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Imagine being within a half hour or so of not one, but five of the state’s top adventure destinations.
Old Fort is all about escape, whether it’s deep into the woods on a trail or into the past in a museum. A weekend in Old Fort offers a diverse mix of history, hiking, and hucking.
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Time was, driving I-40 to the Smokies you passed the paper mill town of Canton with nary a thought of stopping. Adventure? There!? Yes, as it turns out, adventure there! Adrenal adventure, wilderness adventure, even underwater adventure.
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Nothing says Trail Town more than having a trail – the Appalachian Trail, no less – run smack dab through downtown. Thus, it’s no surprise that a weekend in Hot Springs would be dominated by hiking on the AT, the longest dedicated footpath in the world.
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With temperatures 10 to 20 degrees cooler, Western North Carolina provides a welcome escape during the dog days of summer. Imagine your face sprinkled with the mist of a waterfall as you rest on a cool rock under a forest canopy.
North Carolina is a paradise for admirers of feathered fauna. With multitudes of native year-round avian residents, plus our state’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway migration route, we have the opportunity here to see thousands of bird species at different times of the year.
The first whispers of spring call to our wild spirits. That part of us that is nurtured by wildflowers, falling water, and sunbeams piercing an emerald canopy. It’s time to get outside.