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Land Adventures · Asheville, North Carolina

Quartz and Quiet: A Day in Shining Rock Wilderness

Walk beside an insistent mountain creek and finish at a ridge of white quartz: this guided route through Shining Rock Wilderness balances solitude, geology, and old-growth Appalachian character across a six-hour, expertly led hike.

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