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Roaming the Triangle
"Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time." —Steven Wright
20 May 2009

A view of the Triangle from 2,000 feet
From 2,000 feet, one can't discern issues with groundwater pollution, the strains on the watershed created by overdevelopment, the unending arguments over the safety of nuclear power.
By David Fellerath | 20 May 2009

A walk from Raleigh to Garner yields surprises
On a recent Sunday, I drove from Durham to downtown Raleigh and went, on foot, wherever the wind blows.
By Douglas Vuncannon | 20 May 2009

Falls Lake: a summer refuge for snake-birds—and people
The ostrich-necked, fan-tailed fish hunter also known as a water turkey, or anhinga, typically resides in the bayous of Louisiana and Florida.
By Matt Saldaña | 20 May 2009

Portions of the American Tobacco Trail may provide more adventure than you want
All was fine for the first seven miles, a beautiful, flat, tree-lined route, passing creeks and swamps. Then I hit the Chatham County line.
By Jeremy M. Lange | 20 May 2009

On the back roads from Durham to Raleigh, getting lost while going home
I've never been to Jock Road. I didn't know it existed until a horse standing as still as the day itself caught my eye as my car shot by on a smoothly paved country road.
By Grayson Currin | 20 May 2009

Heady books for lazy days
Something to divert the shade-seeking, contemplative summer minds of everyone
20 May 2009

Summer Guide Calendar
Music, theater, literary events and more for now through August
20 May 2009

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