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Zip lining is an activity that involves a pulley suspended on a cable that is mounted at an incline.  The design enables users to gain speed as they slide down the cable on the pulley.  Some pulleys attach your full body while others are just handlebars that the user must hold on to.  The...
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The weekend of December 5th and 6th could bring winter weather to the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia.  There is a 90% chance of precipitation in most areas of the mountain region and temperatures are expected to get very close to freezing.  It is likely that the precipitation will be in the form...
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Fly fishing is an outdoor activity that is enjoyed by many.  Unfortunately, it is often the case that many anglers do not get the opportunity to fish with a bamboo fly rod.  Most bamboo fly rods cost at least $1000 and some custom bamboo rods can cost as much as $10,000.  For an activity...
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North Carolina Mountain Ski Resorts are starting to open in Early December.  On Black Friday, Sugar Mountain Ski Resort near Banner Elk and Cataloochee Ski Area near Maggie Valley opened.  So far in the season all of the snow has been man made and all of the slopes are not open.  The mountains of...
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Over the last few months the Nantahala River Gorge area has seen an excessive amount of rain.  Due to this increase in precipitation Duke Energy has been releasing water from the Nantahala Lake at levels much higher than normal.  During the month of November water was being released into the Delayed Harvest section of...
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We are just getting started here at Nantahala News as our first day is December 1st, 2009.  Our goal, as a staff, is to provide you with relevant outdoor news and keep you up to date with the happenings around the Nantahala Gorge area.  We will also do our best to keep you abreast...
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