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The Mountain Waters Scenic Byway is a 64.5-mile (103.8 km) National Forest Scenic Byway that traverses through the Nantahala National Forest, in Western North Carolina. It features two river gorges, hardwood forests and countryside vistas.
The Nantahala National Forest (/ ˌ n æ n t ə ˈ h eɪ l ə /) is the largest of the four national forests in North Carolina, lying in the mountains and valleys of western North Carolina. The Nantahala is the second wettest region in the country, after the Pacific Northwest .
The biggest blaze Thursday was the Collett Ridge Fire in the Nantahala National Forest about 4 miles outside the town of Andrews, in the far western corner of the state, where firefighters have ...
The Nantahala National Forest was established in 1920 under the authority of the 1911 Weeks Act and is now an assorted collection of noncontiguous protected land. The 1911 Weeks Act provided authority to acquire lands for national forests to protect watersheds, to provide timber, and to regulate the flow of maneuverable streams. [7]
Tate said the trail is also in better shape in the Nantahala National Forest in far southwestern North Carolina and in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, though the National Park Service warns ...
The wildfire in the Nantahala National Forest, which was sparked by a lightning strike on Collett Ridge Oct. 23, has grown to 2,158 acres as of Nov. 6 as 110 personnel from the U.S. Forest Service ...
Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina Coordinates 35°04′05″N 83°14′21″W / 35.068091°N 83.239067°W / 35.068091; -83.
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