Source: Karen Chavez, ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES, 4/12/17



Clean, leafy places to run around with your dog, ride mountain bikes or stick your big toe in a stream are not just for the frivolous. Recent headlines announcing the addition of an 84-acre private inholding to the surrounding Pisgah National Forest was a coup not just for those who like to hike, fish or sit on a rock in the river eating a ham and cheese sandwich.

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