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Land of the "Noonday Sun"

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Real Estate Agent with Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA

 

The Nantahala National Forest was established in 1920 under authority of the 1911 Weeks Act. This act provided authority to acquire lands for national forests to protect watersheds, to provide timber, and to regulate the flow of navigable streams The forest took its name from the Cherokee word nondayeli, meaning "noonday sun." The Cherokee word is appropriate because of the number of steep gorges in the forest where the sun only reaches to the valley floor at midday.

    

  Nantahala National Forest is the largest of the four national forests in the state of North Carolina with more than 530,000 acres which span from Murphy to Waynesville and Cashiers to Fontana Village. Nantahala National Forest has hundreds of waterfalls, as well as river valleys and lakes in the lower lands. Whitewater Rafting is a favorite adventure on the Nantahala River when you visit the Nantahala Outdoor Center. It ranges in elevation from a low of 1,200 feet along the Hiwassee River in Cherokee County to a high of 5,800 feet at Lone Bald in Jackson County.

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Comments (3)

Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Lee & Carol--Oh, I am excited by your post.  This sounds like the area I would love to hike.  Just today I walked at Asbury Woods with two friends that i hiked the Grand Grand Canyon with a few years ago.  We are contemplating our next venture.  Thanks for the idea.

Aug 27, 2009 02:00 PM
Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS
Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA - Murphy, NC
Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA

Come to North Carolina and hop on the Appalachian Trail while you're here. I wish I would have made it over to the Grand Canyon when I was in Sedona, AZ. Maybe next time though. Let us know if you decide to head our way - we love hiking too.

Aug 27, 2009 02:51 PM
Irene Tron
Valparaiso, IN

Beautiful pictures!

Jan 20, 2010 01:46 PM