#north-carolina — Public Fediverse posts

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May 16, 1983, 43 years ago today: The rain continued to slacken, finally tapering off by mid-morning. We had a late start to Fontana, but it was only a 7-mile hike. The sun began to break out as we climbed the Yellow Creek Range. The trail was not overly difficult, and the afternoon turned out to be a pleasant one.

#backpacking #hiking #outdoors #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

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May 16, 1983, 43 years ago today: Here at Cable Gap, Dave and I have caught up to, with the exception of Russ, the only thru-hikers we had met thus far on the AT. They are known in the registers as Ron and Sonny the Wonder Dog. Ron is a dark-haired, heavily-bearded man who looks to be in his thirties. Sonny is a large, black mixed-breed resembling a Doberman whose ears and tail have not been trimmed.

#backpacking #hiking #NorthCarolina #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

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May 15, 1983, 43 years ago today: Eventually the AT descended to a road crossing at Stekoah Gap, where I caught up to Dave. We relaxed for a while in a roadside meadow also surrounded by mountains and acres of national forest.

We did not linger long in Stekoah Gap. The sun had disappeared again, and a cold steel wind began lashing stinging splinters of mist across the meadow.

#backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

"I’ll be surprised if there’s a better psyche album this year, and I’m guessing the live show is a thing of wonder."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/setting-thrill-jockey-psychedelic

Find Setting in the Slow Psyche Playlist. https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-psyche-playlist

#psychedelic #kosmische #music #alternative #independent #artist #northcarolina

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May 15, 1983, 43 years ago today: Sleeping was difficult last night. It remained quite warm; I sweated considerably even though I left my sleeping bag unzipped. I awoke this morning at 6:00, before dawn broke over the forest, and was on the trail at 7:20. A steep climb of just over a mile from the shelter brought us to the summit of Cheoah Bald, which was surrounded by a sprawling open meadow.

#backpacking #hiking #outdoors #NorthCarolina #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

DigitalNC: Throw Pots, Not Hands! We’ve Got Additional North Carolina Pottery Content Available on DigitalNC. “Couldn’t get enough of our last pottery batch? We’ve got more! Thanks to our partner, North Carolina Pottery Center, a batch filled with catalogs, exhibit programs, histories, letters, photographs, and more is now available on DigitalNC.”

The following 5 US House candidates are currently featured in the Democratic Victory Fund:

Katy Padilla Stout (Texas)
Jamie Ager (North Carolina)
Bobby Pulido (Texas)
Denise Powell (Nebraska)
Darren Soto (Florida)

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#Texas #NorthCarolina #Nebraska #Florida

My very first harvest of loquat—they were delicious… froze some for smoothies. #gardening #HoldenBeach #NorthCarolina

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May 14, 1983, 43 years ago today: After attaining the ridge crest of the Nantahala Range, the Appalachian Trail followed that crest westward paralleling the Nantahala River gorge, still climbing. Several viewpoints looked almost straight down a few thousand feet into the gorge.

#backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

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May 14, 1983, 43 years ago today: We finally dragged our libidos, kicking and screaming, out of Wesser at 1:00. After crossing the tracks, the Appalachian Trail began a major ascent, rising more than 3000 feet from the gorge. It was the biggest climb yet on the AT. Nevertheless, the trail was well laid out, and we were now LEAN, MEAN MILEAGE MACHINES, so it was no big deal.

#backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

Wedding Photographer Ordered to Hand Over Images After Defrauding Couples of $1 Million https://petapixel.com/2026/05/14/wedding-photographer-ordered-to-hand-over-images-after-defrauding-couples-of-1-million/ #weddingphotographer #weddingphotography #northcarolina #lawsuit #brides #fraud #News #Law

Roots of resilience: the experts working to bolster apples against the climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/13/apples-orchards-climate-crisis-scientists #UsNews #NewYork #NorthCarolina #Environment #ClimateCrisis #Fruit #Food

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May 13, 1983, 43 years ago today: Heading north from Springer Mountain, the tiny unincorporated community of Wesser, North Carolina is the first trail town through which the Appalachian Trail physically passes. This corner of Wesser is a narrow strip along the floor of the deep, heavily-wooded, steep-walled gorge which the Nantahala River has gouged through the mountains.

#backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

NC Newsline: NC bills target data center boom, seeking tax changes, consumer protections. “The measures come about amid an anticipated data center boom in the state. At the moment, North Carolina offers sales tax exemptions on data center purchases of electricity and equipment. These tax breaks were initially enacted in 2006 and expanded in 2015 as a way to attract more data centers as economic […]

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May 13, 1983, 43 years ago today: The Appalachian Trail was a gently-graded path, meandering along wooded mountainsides, avoiding the summits of Tellico, Black, and Rocky Balds, but touching their ridge crests occasionally. After a long descent into Tellico Gap, it crossed a gravel road amid a dense cedar forest and began to climb Wesser Bald.

#backpacking #hiking #mountains #landscapephotography #nature #NorthCarolina #mountains #forest #AppalachianTrail

Them. :drgn_up_cute:

US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/north-carolina-state-commencement-speaker-paying-off-student-loans #UsUniversities #NorthCarolina #UsStudentDebt #UsEducation #HigherEducation #UsNews #Education #UsStudentFinance

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May 12, 1983, 43 years ago today: I walked non-stop for the first 10 miles. The final 6 miles of today’s hike were nothing more than a hazy blur of fatigue. I can barely remember anything of the trail past Wayah Bald until I reached the stubbly crest of a ridge crisscrossed by logging roads four miles later.

#backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail #outdoors

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May 12, 1983, 43 years ago today: I walked non-stop for the first ten miles. This mountain pass marked the onset of a long climb up to the summit of Wayah Bald which was the grueling climax of the ten-mile grind. Along the crest, the AT joined a paved road which had also ascended from Wayah Gap. The hard surface was not kind to my feet, which had been pounded by my non-stop marathon.

#backpacking #hiking #nature #forest #NorthCarolina #landscapephotography #mountains #AppalachianTrail

listening to the latest #podcast episode of #TheFinalStraw #radio broadcast from occupied #cherokee land near so called #Ashville, #NorthCarolina on #TurtleIsland.

this week #AndrewKrinks is interviewed about his book #WhitePropertyBlackTrespass
about the general behaviour dynamic in the country.

very interesting convo

https://pca.st/episode/d175a4ee-8219-42f0-bc4f-25db34a3831e

#anarchism #press #IndependentMedia #analysis

listening to the latest #podcast episode of #TheFinalStraw #radio broadcast from occupied #cherokee land near so called #Ashville, #NorthCarolina on #TurtleIsland.

this week #AndrewKrinks is interviewed about his book #WhitePropertyBlackTrespass
about the general behaviour dynamic in the country.

very interesting convo

https://pca.st/episode/d175a4ee-8219-42f0-bc4f-25db34a3831e

#anarchism #press #IndependentMedia #analysis

…So far, #Republicans think they could win as many as 14 additional seats in the November elections from new districts enacted in #Texas, #Missouri, #NorthCarolina, #Ohio, #Florida & #Tennessee. #Democrats think they could win up to 6 additional seats from new districts in #California & #Utah. But Democrats suffered a major setback when the #Virginia Supreme Cour t overturned a voter-approved #redistricting amendment that could have yielded 4 more seats for the party.
#law #SCOTUS #ActivistCourt

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-11-26

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