2023 HIGHLANDS NC EXPERIENCE GUIDE
PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE Wild Places BY LUKE OSTEEN
From vistas to flora to wildlife, Highlands’ natural spaces offer distinct, unsurpassed experiences. That’s just one reason why preserving them is important. If it’s true that the Cherokee people called the Blue Ridge Mountains, “the Great Blue Hills of God,” and that our national parks are thought of as America’s Cathedrals, then Highlands surely is one of our country’s high churches. Positioned on a plateau at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountain range, in one of only two temperate rainforests in the continental U.S. (the other is in the Pacific Northwest), Highlands is blessed by nature’s bounty. Layered mountain backdrops, dense woodlands, scenic vistas and spectacular waterfalls have enthralled visitors to Highlands for generations.
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