🌱 Spinning Yarns (Humpback Rocks - Milepost 6) and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Spinning Yarns (Humpback Rocks - Milepost 6) at Blue Ridge National Park
• Along the Trail to Freedom - Guided Hike (Museum of North Carolina Minerals Parkway milepost 331) at Blue Ridge National Park
• Basketweaving Demonstrations & Ramsey Cabin Open House (Humpback Rocks Visitor Center - Milepost 6) at Blue Ridge National Park

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Royal Pines

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Friday August 7

• Spinning Yarns (Humpback Rocks - Milepost 6)
  Blue Ridge National Park In front of the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center (Milepost 6).
  11:00 am
• Along the Trail to Freedom - Guided Hike (Museum of North Carolina Minerals Parkway milepost 331)
  Blue Ridge National Park Will meet on the front porch of the Museum of North Carolina Minerals (Parkway milepost 331) 79 Parkway Maintenance Rd Spruce Pine NC 28777
  11:00 am
• Basketweaving Demonstrations & Ramsey Cabin Open House (Humpback Rocks Visitor Center - Milepost 6)
  Blue Ridge National Park Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm located at milepost 5.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Follow the sidewalk from the Visitor Center down to the farm.
  12:00 pm
• What's Popping in the Park (Doughton Park Picnic Area - Milepost 241.1)
  Blue Ridge National Park Blue Ridge Parkway, Doughton Park Picnic Area, Milepost 241.1. Park in the parking lot and walk up to the first restroom.
  2:00 pm
• A Character of It's Own - the Unique Design of the Blue Ridge Parkway Ranger Talk (Museum of North Carolina Minerals Parkway milepost 331)
  Blue Ridge National Park On the front porch of the Museum 79 Parkway Maintenance Rd Spruce Pine NC 28777
  2:00 pm
• Appalachian Foodways (Peaks of Otter - 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).
  2:00 pm
• ACR V Football Scrimmage vs Franklin HS -away
  Reynolds High Franklin High School, 100 Panther Dr, Franklin, NC 28734, USA
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Snake Take (Peaks of Otter - 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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Hike Smart: The Ten Essentials and Leave No Trace Principles (Peaks of Otter - Milepost 86)
  Blue Ridge National Park Located by the Sharp Top Store.
  9:30 am
• Baby Story Time
  South Asheville - Oakley Library Oakley/South Asheville Library - 749 Fairview Rd. - Asheville
  10:30 am
• Dulcimer at the Cabin (Humpback Rocks - Milepost 6)
  Blue Ridge National Park Meet at the Ramsey Cabin at the Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm (Milepost 6).
  11:00 am
• Time on the Trail: Ranger at Sharp Top Mountain Summit (Peaks of Otter - Milepost 86)
  Blue Ridge National Park A Ranger will be at the peak of Sharp Top Mountain. You can hike or take the shuttle from the Peaks of Otter Lodge, which has a fee and does not take you all the way to the top (some hiking is still required).
  11:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Fletcher

• Ingles Open Road – Episode 284: Fletcher (wate.com)

Asheville

• Asheville expands real-time surveillance capabilities (citizen-times.com)
• Media Credentialing Opens for the United States G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, North Carolina (treasury.gov)
• Asheville first responders partner with mental health professionals on crisis calls (wlos.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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