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Mountain biking in the future for Blue Ridge Parkway trails?

An article in the Roanoke Times mentions the possibility of adding mountain bike trails to the Blue Ridge Parkway’s list of off-road recreational activities. In 2008, the Parkway asked for public comment on its trails development plan, and specifically those trails which connect to other trails on public lands in the area. Many riders from our region [...]

Posted on January 25, 2010 5:34 pm

“The Loop” On US 441 in Great Smoky Mountains Added to Google Maps

A while back, I was surfing around Google Maps and noticed that “The Loop” on US 441 in the Smokies wasn’t showing up properly on the map. And when you tried to use the Street View to go around the loop, it jumped from the lower part of the road to the upper part at [...]

Posted on December 15, 2009 7:22 pm

Heavy Rain and Slides Across WNC

In addition to the major rockslide blocking Interstate 40 just east of the Tennessee border, with the heavy rains from the remnants of tropical storm Ida, rockslides are occurring all accross the region: Interstate 40 remains closed and will be that way all winter or longer. The Blue Ridge Parkway south of Asheville is closed indefinitely due [...]

Posted on November 11, 2009 8:18 pm

FR 477 Landslide – Closed

FR 477, Avery Creek Road, is closed beyond the Pisgah horse stables due to a landslide that occurred during the recent rains. This slide appears to have happened in the same spot as an earlier slide from the rains in late 2004. From the looks of the pictures posted in various forums, it will be [...]

Posted on October 6, 2009 9:46 pm

Pisgah National Forest Trail Projects – October 2009

A number of trail projects are listed on the Forest Service’s 2009 Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA). A lot of these will undoubtedly be placed on hold or canceled as they wind their way through the bureaucracy, but we might actually see some work done on some of them. There are definitely some trail maintenance needs [...]

Posted on October 3, 2009 3:52 pm

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