From all the material I’ve seen, this quarry/open-pit mine is run responsibly, and Dolomite is a ‘safe’ and highly useful mineral for building and construction. However, I can’t deny a feeling that any mine such as this is an open wound upon the land. My hope is that when the inevitable day comes when mining…
I’m grateful for the much-needed rain that Post Tropical Cyclone Debby amply provided as it passed through the area yesterday. The weather apps indicate it rained about five inches here, but that seems high from my post-observation, at least locally. Still, it may be correct since a good part of my experience during the heaviest…
Instead of sweating and being depressed about an unsure “hot future” let’s focus on the present, the beauty of the North Carolina Mountains. as well as a Native American Autumn legend from the distant past. Besides, it’s not as hot once you’re above 4,000 feet.
We escaped to the cloudy, foggy, misty, rainy, sunny North Carolina mountains this weekend with friends. On Saturday it was one of those days where if you didn’t like the current weather you need only wait a little while or drive down the Blue Ridge Parkway a piece for it to change. The day began early with a mountain vigil for a sunrise which never broke through the clouds…
