Naturalist's
Weekend May 19-20 Brings Together Stars from the Outdoor
World
 The
2007 Grandfather Mountain Naturalist Weekend planned
for Friday evening, May 18 through Sunday, May 20
is bringing together many of the top names in North
Carolina’s outdoor community. From TV personality
Tom Earnhardt and hiking guru Randy Johnson to hummingbird
expert Dwayne Martin and meteorologist Grant Goodge,
Grandfather’s naturalists have planned a fascinating
collection of programs and guided walks offered to
help guests discover "nature on a whole different
level."
Read more about it.
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8-Year Old Wins Winter Weather Contest
Eight-year-old Sam Iler of Cornelius, NC won the Grandfather
Mountain E-Club Winter Weather Contest, beating out 100
other contestants from six states with his expert knowledge
of Grandfather Mountain’s frostiest season. Read
more about it.
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Battered Grandfather, But No Records Set
The
warm temperatures that broke records in the last week
of March were just a tease as the most fierce storms
of the winter descended on Grandfather during April.
Deep snows, high winds, and annoyingly cold temperatures
made waiting for the arrival of spring all the more
difficult. Read
more about it.
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Plan
A Visit in May to See the Pink-Shell Azalea in Bloom!
Native only to North Carolina, the pink-shell
azalea (Azalea vaseyi) grows in spruce forests at
high elevations in three mountain counties. Delicate
pink blossoms appear in late May.
The azalea vaseyi is considered globally
endangered with less that 100 populations known to
exist in the world.
The
world's largest natural population of the pink-shell
azalea can be found on the slopes of Grandfather Mountain,
covering the peaks of the mountain in pink clouds
from mid to late May.
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