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Draft Plan can be viewed here:Draft Vision Plan

Courtesy of http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2016/08/23/parkway-celebrates-centennial-newly-protected-lands/88992930/ Parkway celebrates centennial, newly protected lands Karen Chávez, kchavez@citizen-times.com6:59 a.m. EDT August 24, 2016 o (Photo: Maddy Jones/mjones@citizen-times.com)   WATERROCK KNOB – A drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway just wouldn’t be the same if the views … Continue reading →

(From: http://internetbrothers.org/2016/07/22/waterrock-knob-celebration/) “Waterrock Knob Celebration Posted by Jeff on Jul 22, 2016 @ 7:15 am in Conservation | 0 Comments | Last modified: July 20, 2016 The Conservation Fund and the National Park Service will host an event to commemorate … Continue reading →

Photos courtesy of  a Hi-Mountain Resident:

A few picture postcard like photos provided by Hi-Mountain resident.

Trip report of a hiker who recently traversed along the Plott Balsam Ridge top including Mt. Lyn Lowry.   Be sure to click on the slide show. http://www.dwhike.com/Hikes-in-the-South/North-Carolina-Hikes/South-Beyond-6000-Hikes/Plott-Blasam-Traverse-NC/i-SN3sFZh    

http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com/p/mt-lyn-lowry-cross-to-glow-bright-again-soon/1460242 Mt. Lyn Lowry cross to glow bright again soon By Lindsay Curtin | Dec 25, 2015 40 Photo by: Photo courtesy of Joseph MassieThe cross on Mt. Lyn Lowry will soon light up the skies of Waynesville again. The … Continue reading →

My Winter expectations for Mt Lyn Lowry is similar to Ray’s. (See below) Expect a very snowy Winter.  Similar El Nino patterns historically have generated very heavy snow sometimes exceeding 100″ per season in the very highest elevations of Mt. … Continue reading →

The high temperature for the year to date recorded at the 6100 feet elevation was 74 degrees F..the low was a negative 27 deg F and have had approximately 40 inches of rain.