Richland Balsam Self-Guiding Trail

Waynesville, NC -- Numbered posts keyed to an interpretive brochure describe the changing composition of a lofty spruce-fir forest at 6,410 feet—the highest elevation reached by a Parkway trail. Here’s an oddity—a rough ... (Season: Best spring through fall)

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