Only 2/3 of North Carolina has natural attractions? (Durham, Cornelius: to live, relocate to)
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North Carolina has three main distinctions: the mountains, the Piedmont, and the coastal plain. A friend of mine argued that North Carolina has nothing appealing in the middle (Piedmont), by stating, the mountains have Mitchell, and Grandfather, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Coastal plain have the largest sounds in the country, Cape Hatteras, jockey's ridge, and that tall lighthouse.
But what about the Piedmont? We didn't consider cities. We only debated the makeup of the state. The only answer I came up with was Lake Norman, but he told me after some hesitation, okay.
Can you think of some cool spots in the Piedmont?
Ithink there is a lot of natural beauty in Piedmont, just it can be taken for granted. My two favorite places are Hanging Rock and Pilot Mountain. I would add Morrow Mountain but it so wooded that it hard to enjoy its views but it is part of one of oldest mountains the Uwharrie.
There is only a few natural lakes in the state so I dont consider them natural.
The rolling hills and the foot hills with beautiful landscape with it lush trees help add beauty in middle of the state.
The North Carolina Zoo is the largest walk-through zoo in the world
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Reed Gold Mine in Midland
The Uwharrie National Forest and the Uwharrie Mountains
I think the mountains and the coast are the clear winners when it comes to spectacular scenic beauty. No question about it, but the piedmont does have some very nice, pleasant places. The state parks are a good place to start. Here in the Triangle there's the Eno River State Park and Umstead State Park which are both gems. The Uwharries are another nice location.
North Carolina has three main distinctions: the mountains, the Piedmont, and the coastal plain. A friend of mine argued that North Carolina has nothing appealing in the middle (Piedmont), by stating, the mountains have Mitchell, and Grandfather, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Coastal plain have the largest sounds in the country, Cape Hatteras, jockey's ridge, and that tall lighthouse.
But what about the Piedmont? We didn't consider cities. We only debated the makeup of the state. The only answer I came up with was Lake Norman, but he told me after some hesitation, okay.
Can you think of some cool spots in the Piedmont?
Yep, there are tons of great natural areas in between the mountains and the coast. A few more to add to those mentioned above:
--The numerous large lakes such as Gaston, Kerr, High Rock, Randleman, Falls, Jordan, Tillery, etc.
--Many rivers and tributaries, including the Yadkin, Catawba, Neuse, Lumber, Roanoke, Cape Fear, and Tar rivers, among others.
--The Sandhills in Scotland, Moore, and Richmond counties, with numerous small, secluded ponds and lakes, and large tracts of wooded areas.
--The Coastal Plains swamps, filled with wildlife and natural beauty.
--The Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge.
--Many old mill ponds like Yates in Wake County and Merchants in Gates County.
--The Carolina Bays in the southeastern part of the state.
--Bladen Lakes State Forest
--Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area in Durham Co.
Perspective depends on where you're from, too. Floridians sometimes comment that they think the mountains are too windy and roads too tricky to live there, so they relocate to the piedmont instead. Most of the major cities and interstate access is in the piedmont, as well as major malls, Carowinds, etc. The piedmont is more of a man-made set of destinations like parks and lakes, but it is where most of the people do live after all.
^^^IMO the Lake Norman area doesn't get the statewide recognition it deserves.
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