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🌱 Match That Mammal! (Peaks of Otter Visitor Center - Milepost 86) and 11 more events
Royal Pines, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Royal Pines! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Match That Mammal! (Peaks of Otter Visitor Center - Milepost 86) at Blue Ridge National Park
- A Wooded Walk: Guided, Low-Elevation Hike (Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center - Milepost 384) at Blue Ridge National Park
- Fiddle & Fork Festival: Music & Foodways Day at the Blue Ridge Music Center (Blue Ridge Music Center - Milepost 213) at Blue Ridge National Park
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 66.
- Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees.
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Match That Mammal! (Peaks of Otter Visitor Center - Milepost 86)
Blue Ridge National Park Located in the breezeway outside the Peaks of Otter Visitor Center at Milepost 86 (85919 Blue Ridge Parkway, Bedford, VA 24523).
10:00 am -
A Wooded Walk: Guided, Low-Elevation Hike (Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center - Milepost 384)
Blue Ridge National Park Meet at the flagpole in front of the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center.
10:00 am -
Fiddle & Fork Festival: Music & Foodways Day at the Blue Ridge Music Center (Blue Ridge Music Center - Milepost 213)
Blue Ridge National Park Blue Ridge Music Center at Milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway Music Center Rd, Galax, VA 24333
12:00 pm -
Not Your Ordinary Destination (Peaks of Otter - Milepost 86)
Blue Ridge National Park Polly Wood's Ordinary can be accessed from the Peaks of Otter Picnic Area or the Abbott Lake Trail located behind the Peaks of Otter Lodge.
1:00 pm -
Polly Wood's Ordinary Open House (Peaks of Otter - Milepost 86)
Blue Ridge National Park Polly Wood's Ordinary can be accessed from the Peaks of Otter Picnic Area or the Abbott Lake Trail located behind the Peaks of Otter Lodge.
1:00 pm -
More than Mountains: Ranger-Led Talks and Activities (Craggy Gardens Visitor Center - Milepost 364)
Blue Ridge National Park This talk will be outside the visitor center. In high winds or inclement weather, the talk will be canceled and we will set up an informal educational table indoors.
1:30 pm -
History, Naturally: Ranger-Led Talks and Activities (Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center - Milepost 384)
Blue Ridge National Park This program will be inside the visitor center.
2:45 pm -
Camping in Black Bear Country (Peaks of Otter Campground - Milepost 86)
Blue Ridge National Park Program is located in the Peaks of Otter Campground (Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 85.9, Bedford, VA 24523). Bring your own camping chairs, if you would like to sit. Subject to cancelation or a change of location for inclement weather.
6:30 pm
Saturday June 13
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More than Mountains: Ranger-Led Talks and Activities (Craggy Gardens Visitor Center - Milepost 364)
Blue Ridge National Park This talk will be outside the visitor center. In high winds or inclement weather, the talk will be canceled and we will set up an informal educational table indoors.
10:45 am -
What Good is that Plant? - (Doughton Park - Milepost 238.5)
Blue Ridge National Park Brinegar Cabin is located at milepost 238.5 in Doughton Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
4:00 pm -
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Souther Williams Vineyard, 655 Hoopers Creek Rd, Fletcher
6:00 pm
Friday June 12
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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