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Article Author: Brian O’Shea


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Salamander Meander

Issue: 2021/09 – September | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

It’s a nighttime prowl in search of the Plateau’s shyest and most diminutive denizens.

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Whiteside Mountain

Views From Whiteside

Issue: 2021/07 – July | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Don’t let the weather’s unpredictability make you rush your visit to Whiteside Mountain. There’s majesty and mystery in equal measure all along the way.

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An aerial view of Rock Mountain with Chimney Top in the background.

Funny Name. Prized Plant – Highlands Cashiers Land Trust

Issue: 2021/05 – May | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

A local inn incorporates wise conservation practices into its development plans, benefitting local plants and wildlife and sweetening life on the
Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

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A Place for Learning | Highlands Biological Station

Issue: 2021/04 – April | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The incredibly diverse bounty of plants and animals proves an irresistible lure to researchers from all around the country at Highlands Biological Station.

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Holcomb Creek Falls is a worthy spectacle, but it requires a wary hiker.

Holcomb Creek Falls

Issue: 2021/01 – Winter | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Holcomb Creek Falls is a worthy spectacle, but it requires a wary hiker.

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Chinquapin Mountain

The Trail Less Traveled – Chinquapin Mountain

Issue: 2020/12 - December | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Though it’s often bypassed for its flashier neighbor Glen Falls, Chinquapin Mountain offers a series of spectacles and a magnificent summit.

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Hard Working Hummingbirds on The Highlands-Cashiers Plateau

Issue: 2020/11 - November | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Hard working Hummingbirds do what they can to pollinate the Plateau.

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A Turtle’s Life on the Highlands Cashiers Plateau

Issue: 2020/10 - October | by Brian O’Shea in Uncategorized

There are several species of turtles that make the Plateau their home, the most common are Snapping and Box Turtles. Other species include Painted Turtles that are found in a […]

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Dragonflies on the Plateau

Issue: 2020/09 – September | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Dragonflies are found throughout North Carolina in a large variety of colors and sizes. The state boasts 187 species of dragonflies and their smaller cousins damselflies, which are collectively in the insect […]

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Lazy Days at the Iron Bridge

Issue: 2020/08 – August | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The Iron Bridge sets the stage at the trailhead of the Chattooga Loop Trail, a two-mile hike that runs along the Chattooga River and is a popular place to kick […]

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