Adventure
Photos from the Roadside
Joshua National Park: Night and Day
by Jim DeLillo
The
prickly trees reach toward the sky like praying hands
into the heavens. The Mormons saw these trees, and it
reminded them of Joshua. The branches of the trees point
their way westward like Joshua in an appeal for a safe
journey to the promised land. Yucca brevifolia has a
small range limited to the boundaries of the Mojave
Desert. The magnificent examples of hardiness can live
for hundreds of years; some manage the extremes of the
arid landscape for a thousand years.Read
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North Carolina's Newest Treasure: Carvers Creek State Park
By Kathleen Walls
It's
always exciting to watch a new state park
develop. North Carolina's newest is Carvers
Creek State Park. It was authorized in 2005
and opened the first stage in September
2013. Park Superintend Jane Connolly, told
us about the park's background. In the mid
1700s Scottish immigrants began moving into
the area. Read
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By Kathleen Walls
Sometimes
a state park is just a place to park your
camper. At Cheraw State Park, it's a whole
family adventure. Golfers will be ecstatic
about the 18 hole championship course set in
pine forest adjourning Jake Juniper. They
will appreciate its practice green, driving
range and pro shop. Read
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