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The Stunning Natural Feature (above left): The granite dome of Table Rock
Mountain, in the South Carolina Upcountry, is emblematic of the geologic
leftovers from the wearing down of these old mountains. Photo by Lori Kincaid.
Old-Growth Forest (far left): Here and there throughout the mountains are
pockets of trees untouched by logging, fires, or other incursions from mankind.
These old-growth yellow poplar trees, in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in Western
North Carolina's Nantahala National Forest, were photographed by Bill Lea.
The Mountain Bald (immediate left): While their origins remain a semi-mystery,
the treeless areas in some higher-elevation areas of the mountains are a lure for
hikers and photographers such as Pat & Chuck Blackley, who shot Roan Mountain
at peak bloom on a perfect June day.

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Fruits of Winter: In March, just before the end of winter, people in Highland
County, Virginia, and other mountain spots gather around the maples to harvest
the sap that will become maple syrup. Photograph by Pat & Chuck Blackley.

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