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In a new, updated edition, this comprehensive guide offers full coverage of both sides of the Tennessee-North Carolina divide. Spend some time in the woods in two of the most popular national parks in the country-Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. You'll find the best scenic drives, boating, horseback riding, fishing, rock climbing, skiing, and golf, and great local produce, crafts, music, historic homes, and museums in brick-fronted downtowns and bucolic artists' colonies.

From America's most popular national parks to the sands of the Outer Banks to the cool peaks of the tallest mountains in the East, writer/photographer Jim Hargan covers everything worth seeing and doing in his home state. Explore wilderness areas on bicycle or by kayak, visit sleepy hamlets or lively downtowns, enjoy fine dining or country cooking on your quest for the authentic Tarheel experience.

On the border between North Carolina and Tennessee lie the forests and mountains of America's mostvisited national park, Great Smoky MountainsNational Park. Renowned for the diversity of its plantand animal life-the most biological diversity of anyarea in the world's temperate zone-this beautifulplace also boasts some of the last remaining pocketsof Southern Appalachian mountain culture. Thepark offers countless opportunities to capture itsbeauty and diversity on film, and in this book professional photographer and writer Jim Hargan leadsyou to some of the best photo sites throughout this800-square-mile wonderland.

The Blue Ridge Parkway, America's most popular scenic roadway and national park, offers 469 miles of spectacular views, wildflowers, forests, waterfalls, and more. Appalachian photographer and writer Jim Hargan guides you to its best spots, with details on where to find your favorite photo subjects, as well as a wealth of information about when to shoot, how to create the best compositions-even where to park.

A lively, comprehensive guide to the southern Appalachians, from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains to the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia.