Booking the Old Course
As the owner of Toms Golf Tours, I’ve been booking the Old Course for groups for almost 20 years. No doubt it’s not easy to get on a course that […]
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Article Category: Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC
An Avian Gem
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is an avian gem of the forest and field. The bright green crown and back as well as the male’s ruby red throat are iridescent, […]
June Is Bird Month
June is the official Great Outdoor Month in the U.S. while in the U.K. it’s National Smile Month. June holds Bike Week in the U.K. and Ireland and Labor Day […]
Bye-bye, Chips and Yips
Nothing is more exasperating than hitting a couple of quality shots on a par 4 or 5 near the green and ruin the hole by blading or shanking your chip. […]
Greens on Your Grounds
You don’t really know how fragile amphibian/reptilian habitat is until you crawl around shaded, moist, rocky crevices that serve as mini creature caves… salamander condominiums. If the trees that shelter […]
Louisiana Waterthrush
(Parkesia motacilla) This surprising warbler frequents forest streams during the spring and summer in Appalachia. It sports a white eyebrow, “buffy flanks, and sparse brownish streaking on white underparts.” Its […]
Pipevine Swallowtail
Pipevine caterpillars, are small and stick together when they are first born. They eat the leaves of their host plant and grow quickly. Plants in the Pipevine Family have chemicals […]
The Lush Ligularia
I had never heard of these plants until a few years ago, and to be quite honest, I wasn’t sure it was a plant I thought I’d want in my “garden.” […]
Climbing Whiteside
Towering 4,930 feet above sea level, Whiteside Mountain has fascinated those living within reach of its peak for hundreds of years and with the magnificent scenery this incredible mountain offers […]
Fly Fishing Tourney Winners
To benefit the the Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund, the Highlands Three River Fly Fishing Festival was held Thursday, April 28, through Saturday, April 30, in the streams and rivers […]
