Appalachian Mountains: Ancient Origins, Hidden Wonders and Mysteries
The Appalachian Mountains may look like gentle green ridges, but their history stretches back more than 480 million years—before the Atlantic Ocean and the dinosaurs. Explore the surprising geology, wildlife and mysteries hidden beneath their familiar landscape.
Discover how ancient mountain-building events connect the Appalachians to Scotland and Morocco, why one river may predate the mountains themselves, and where you can walk on exposed mantle rock in Newfoundland.
Visit a town above a fire that has burned for more than 60 years and a small North Carolina community whose quartz is critical to modern semiconductors. Then explore the salamander capital of the world, synchronized fireflies, the quietest town in America and the unexplained Brown Mountain Lights.
From continental connections to extraordinary natural phenomena, discover why the Appalachians are anything but ordinary.
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