North Carolina has its own version of the Appalachian Trail – the Mountains to the Sea Trail. It offers hikers a magnificent 1,000-mile adventure beginning at the Tennessee border and then passes through state, federal, and private lands before reaching its eastern terminus on North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Highway to the Future

Join host Tom Earnhardt for this weekly series highlighting the state’s diverse local landscapes & unique natural features--  from the Black Mountains trails atop Mount Mitchell, and the gold and gemstone mines lining the piedmont to the endless fossil digs in the clay beds of the coast.

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Join host Tom Earnhardt for this weekly series highlighting the state’s diverse local landscapes & unique natural features-- from the Black Mountains trails atop Mount Mitchell, and the gold and gemstone mines lining the piedmont to the endless fossil digs in the clay beds of the coast.

Join host Tom Earnhardt for this weekly series highlighting the state’s diverse local landscapes &amp; unique natural features--  from the Black Mountains trails atop Mount Mitchell, and the gold and gemstone mines lining the piedmont to the endless fossil digs in the clay beds of the coast.

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