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Article Author: Brian O’Shea


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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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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Seductive Panthertown

Issue: 2020/07 – July | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Check out Wilderness Falls and Frolictown Falls in a gorgeous two-mile loop trek that can be done in an hour or two in Panthertown Valley’s west side. The Valley is […]

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Lindenwood’s Biodiversity

Issue: 2020/06 - June | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Nestled just a few blocks from downtown is the Highlands Botanical Garden, with almost two miles of trails on 12 acres that include a lush forested area and Lindenwood Lake.  […]

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Easy Trail to Bearwallow Falls

Issue: 2020/04 - April | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Gorges State Park is closed until further notice. We’ll update you when this changes.   Bearwallow Falls makes a for a quick roundtrip at Gorges State Park. Upper Bearwallow Falls […]

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The Magic of Secret Falls

Issue: 2020/03 - March | by Brian O’Shea in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Secret Falls is a hidden gem nestled just south of downtown Highlands that makes for an excellent day hike.  A half-mile hike leads to a multi-tiered Secret Falls off Horse […]

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