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Canada in Mitchell County. What?

A recent article in the Watauga Democrat shares what those in Mitchell County have known for centuries….there’s a little bit of Canada in Mitchell County…Roan Mountain to be specific.

“On Grandfather, Roan and Mitchell Mountains, a naturalist can be transported in time and place. On those high peaks, you can explore an Appalachia of long ago — one that is filled with evergreens and the smell of balsam.”

Watauga Democrat contributor Amy Renfranz writes “It would take a High Country-traveler 12 hours and two layovers to fly to New Brunswick in Canada. There, they would find a view that would look remarkably familiar. Renfranz  is a Certified Naturalist through the Yellowstone Association Institute and a Certified Environmental Educator in the state of North Carolina.

Range maps support this salient picture. A number of trees, shrubs and animals that live in Maine and Canada extend their range southward along the highest peaks of the Appalachian range.

The cause of this juxtaposition of north and south can be found in the climate books.”

Read all about the cool details of how you can stand on Roan Mountain and see similar surroundings and flora as if you were in Canada.  Again…we say, Roan Mountain North Carolina is a cool place!

http://www.wataugademocrat.com/mountaintimes/dear-naturalist-canada-in-north-carolina/article_8ab652ce-4d42-559e-a2a0-d88203de674e.html

 

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