Monthly Archives: July 2013

A brief break in the weather provided a photo op. The view is towards the Sylva area. Waterrock Knob is partially obscured by clouds to the extreme right. The Blue Ridge Parkway is down below. (Photo courtesy of my Hi-Mountain neighbor … Continue reading →

The “Zch” Rock group which covers most of the Plott Balsams is known as the CopperHill Formation. Consists of mostly metagraywacke with smaller proportions of mica schist, metaconglomerate, quartzite, and meta-arkose. Metagraywacke and mica schist are interbedded throughout formation. Thickness is … Continue reading →

Nice Fall Pic of Waterrock Knob taken from this website: http://www.cika.co/2013/07/27/photographing-the-appalachian-mountains-with-a-nikon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photographing-the-appalachian-mountains-with-a-nikon

Bike Race that will ride up through the Plott Balsams and past Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway http://www.blueridgebreakaway.com/hawk.html

A flash flood took place during the early morning hours of July 15, 2011 in the Great Balsam mtns about 15 miles to the North of Mt. Lyn Lowry. The flash flood sent a wall of water 10 feet high … Continue reading →

Landslides have occurred as close as Waterrock Knob in recent times.. Other significant slides occurred in Jackson County in August of 2005 and most recently in January and July 2013. Balsam/Waynesville area have recorded slides. Much of Maggie Valley is … Continue reading →

(Another Bird list -this one for Waterrock Knob: http://ncbirdingtrail.org/sites/2012/8/1/waterrock-knob.html#birdlist-header ) http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=473687&MLNM=North%20and%20South%20Carolina Subject: Balsam Mountains Spring Count Report Date: Sun Jul 7 2013 13:42 pm From: mjwestph AT ret.unca.edu Slightly tardy, but here are the results for the Balsam Mountains spring count. 8th … Continue reading →

http://pluffmudperspectives.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-jewels-of-north-carolina-mountains_21.html    

http://www.wbir.com/news/article/279577/141/Its-back-Ghost-Town-in-Maggie-Valley-reopens- Ghost Town can be seen clearly from the observation tower on the mountain top-directly below in Maggie Valley. The image below shows the Plott Balsams in the background. It’s back! “Ghost Town” in Maggie Valley reopens 9:24 AM, Jul … Continue reading →

This webcam is located SW of Waynesville and points Westward towards the summit of Mount Lyn Lowry: http://www.wunderground.com/webcams/BuddynOreo/1/show.html