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Tag: Highlands

Smallest US Post Office in Cashiers NC

Grimshawes Historic Post Office

Posted on January 28, 2018December 12, 2018 by Katie

The rugged mountains of western North Carolina slowed the settlement of the region, but by the late 1800s it was starting to bustle. The town of Glenville was actually the largest in Jackson County in 1891. Cashiers and Highlands were also growing as desirable escapes from the lowland heat. In fact at one point there…

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Frozen Waterfalls of Cashiers and Highlands

Posted on January 6, 2018February 5, 2022 by Katie

While the NC mountains are colder than most of the south, the weather is still pretty mild in comparison with the rest of the country. So when temps drop to the single digits, we hunker down, let our faucets drip, and dream of summer. But there is one perk to the extreme cold: frozen waterfalls….

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Glen Falls, Highlands, NC

Posted on March 25, 2015April 17, 2020 by Katie

A Short Hike to A Pretty Waterfall On a hot day last summer, Mike and I took a short jaunt down the Glen Falls Hike, at the end of Glen Falls Road of Highway 106 in Highlands. It is a bit steep with many steps. We didn’t hike the full trail which is over a…

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Frozen North Carolina Waterfalls

Posted on January 28, 2014April 18, 2020 by Katie

There is a scenic loop drive that we take sometimes from Glenville to Cashiers, then we take highway 64 to Highlands and down the Cullasaja Gorge road. From there we either go on to Franklin or head back home through Walnut Creek Road. We expected the icicles and frozen North Carolina waterfalls to be spectacular…

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Hiking on Whiteside Mountain

Posted on January 15, 2014April 18, 2020 by Katie

This week, Mike and I hiked Whiteside Mountain. It is a gorgeous hike along the ridge of a exposed rock face that overlooks parts of North and South Carolina. It is one of my favorite hikes for bringing my visitors, and it is only about 15 minutes from home. I have only done this hike…

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Hi There!

Posted on January 3, 2014February 7, 2014 by Katie

My name is Katie. I recently moved to Lake Glenville in North Carolina. I grew up in these mountains, but I have been living out in Washington state for the past several years. It is a bit of a culture shock coming back to the South, but at the same time this area will always…

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