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| Max Patch |
I went hiking in an area called Max Patch last week. It is
located in the Pisgah National Forest on the border of North Carolina and
Tennessee. Max Patch is a high mountain bald with a unique ecosystem. The park
service does maintain the area with regular mowing, though. The only way to
drive to the bald is on a windy one-lane gravel road for about 10 miles. By
taking a left out of the parking lot, the gravel road leads to Asheville and right
leads to Newport. If you have a fear of gravel roads, the only other way to get
to the area is by hiking. The Appalachian Trail goes over the bald. A few months
ago, the area was vandalized by idiots driving ATV’s and four-wheelers all over
the area. Whoever did it created deep muddy ruts in the grass.
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| Max Patch Bald |
I hiked for a couple of hours and had such a powerful
feeling of freedom and gratitude. Max Patch is my personal image of paradise. I
was silently singing to myself “What a Wonderful World” the entire time I was
there. It is so amazing to be a part of
the world and experience life. I meet miserable people every day and I often
wonder if they would just pay attention and look around, they would see life as
amazing too.
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