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    Easy Drive Camping Destinations Camping is a great recreation for the whole family and a wonderful way to spend a week or a weekend. There are plenty of great camping within an easy drive from where you live. These easy drive camping destinations offer many options for hikers and bikers, horseback riders and boaters. There are also many events throughout the camping season, so be sure to check those out while planning your trip. PATOKA LAKE AREA Patoka Lake is a popular camping destination and

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    House offers residential treatment, day treatment, and intensive outpatient treatment for single women and women with children. Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery Center 1380 Howell Bridge Rd, Ball Ground, GA 30107 (855) 992-7737 Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery Center is known as one of the leading addiction treatment programs in the United States. The inpatient program at Blue Ridge lasts from 35 to 45 days in duration. The facility utilizes a holistic approach, combined with a 12-step program model, to structure

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    There is nothing like the feeling of rushing down the slopes with the wind blowing by and the sun shining down, as the landscape of the mountains outstretches before you. While traversing the frigid ridge can be an exhilarating refuge from the routine of normal life, there are certain things that must be known about the difficulty of the slopes. It is better to focus on the splendor of it all rather than worry about making it down safely. To make slopes easier to identify, they are categorized by

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    First at Blue Ridge, Inc. Site Visit For my site visit and interview assignment for HP 2100, Health Planning, and Evaluation, I chose First at Blue Ridge Inc., a therapeutic community for people with substance abuse, and their Executive Director, Joseph A. Martinez, J.D. However, this was not my only time to visit the First. Several years back, I went to the First with a musician friend of mine for a band practice. Mr. Martinez is an accomplished bass and keyboard player. He gave us a brief tour

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    During the night, the Southern commanders learned that Herron’s men in blue had arrived at Fayetteville (Washington County). They decided to march north past Blunt and intercept and attack the Union reinforcements somewhere between Fayetteville and Cane Hill. It would be at Prairie Grove (Washington County). The battle began

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    wanted to visit Virginia. A Southern state that stretches from the Chesapeake bay, to the Appalachian mountains is Virginia. Virginia is known as the birthplace of the Nation. The first capital of Virginia was Jamestown. And Jamestown was also founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. The Shenandoah National park is a National park in Virginia. This park extends along the Blue ridge mountains in the state of Virginia. At the Shenandoah National park there is also railroads that connect a long

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    this division was, they realized that a new era had begun. The Tenth Mountain Division started the period of special forces. The men in the division used their mountain climbing skills to formulate a brilliant plot to capture Riva Ridge and Mount Belvedere. One source recounts, “‘Over a series of patrols and weeks, they secretly scouted routes up the mountain,’ Townsend added. ‘They went up the sheer rock face of both mountains and set up rope installations and secretly

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    The physical and regional geography of Tennessee and Germany contrast greatly. However, both regions do share some characteristics. For example, they share a temperate climate, although Tennessee’s temperate climate is continental, while Germany’s temperate climate is maritime. Tennessee’s climate is considered continental due to the fact that Tennessee is inland, rather than near an ocean. This results in colder winters and warmer summers. In comparison, Germany possesses a maritime temperate climate

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    Stone mountain has remained a very influential monument of Georgia; a gem of what may say to the state’s tourism and a landmark of American history throughout the ages. Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee , and Jefferson Davis on top of their valuable steeds represent the Confederate nation and its tie with Stone mountain as they are carved meticulously in the world’s largest exposed granite; however, the peaceful serenity of the lake and nature that envelops the mountain and its visitors remained a

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    spend almost all day at The Blue Ridge Skydiving Adventure. I would have to skydive with a USPA certified instructor that would cost me two to three-hundred dollars. I will purchase Category H which is four jumps for one hundred and fifteen dollars. There is a fifty dollar deposit fee for each person which is non-refundable. If the weather is not suitable or they cannot get me in the air I can reschedule. I will get food delivered to the airport if needed. Blue Ridge Skydiving prefers T-shirts, long

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