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It’s been raining for a few hours. First a light drizzle, then a downpour. Now, shivering, you finally decide it’s time to stop playing chicken and put on that rain shell. You wipe a wet tendril of hair from your eyes and bend to open your pack only to have your daydreams of dry layers shattered by the sloshy sight of all your clothes, totally waterlogged.
Alternative option: Invest in one of these waterproof daypacks before the forecast starts to slide. With taped teams, waterproof zippers, and impenetrable coatings standing between you and the weather, you can stride on knowing that your electronics, insulating layers, and snacks are all safe and dry whenever you need them no matter how much precip Mother Nature decides to unleash.
More Terrain Mod
The base selection of Banished can wear a little thin after a few dozen playthroughs so why not spice it up a bit? Build a swamp village, or combine this with the Jetty and Bridges mod to recreate Esgaroth.
More Terrain also adds ‘Larger’ and ‘Huge’ map sizes which are welcome additions if you want to build a real city.
Fix Field Placement Mod
As we’re all aware, in real life it is impossible to farm on anything other than perfectly flat ground, Banished simulates this very well but sometimes realism can be frustrating.
Fix Field Placement changes the field placement so you can farm wherever your settlers can walk. It also fixes issues like fields flattening hills, unreachable squares, and increases the max field size, orchard density, and worker slots.
Where Should You Hike Near Asheville? We Asked a Local AFAR 1 day ago
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Mount Mitchell may be the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi but the hikes near the summit are short and easy.Within the valley of the French Broad River and surrounded by the highest peaks in the eastern United States, Asheville offers an overwhelming amount of hiking. Luckily, there are well-informed locals like Trent Thomas to show you where to start.
A North Carolina native and owner of Black Dome Mountain Sports, Asheville’s premier full-service outfitter since 1984, Thomas moved to Asheville in 1972 and has been in the outdoors business since 1976, so he knows his stuff. “There are great hikes on both sides of town,” he says. “And you can be in the wilderness in half an hour.”
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Mount Mitchell may be the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi but the hikes near the summit are short and easy.
Whether youâre in it for the exercise, the views, or the fun, Black Dome Mountain Sports owner Trent Thomas knows the best hikes. share this article
Within the valley of the French Broad River and surrounded by the highest peaks in the eastern United States, Asheville offers an overwhelming amount of hiking. Luckily, there are well-informed locals like Trent Thomas to show you where to start.
A North Carolina native and owner of Black Dome Mountain Sports, Ashevilleâs premier full-service outfitter since 1984, Thomas moved to Asheville in 1972 and has been in the outdoors business since 1976, so he knows his stuff. âThere are great hikes on both sides of town,â he says. âAnd you can be in the wilderness in half an hour.â
For at least a while, all the noise stopped
Short escapes from all of the noise coming from everywhere are so refreshing, so worthwhile.
The holidays were a fantastic time at our home. Lori and I and our children and their partners had been spending time together since the pandemic started, had been tested, and so we felt safe getting together. My birthday is Dec. 18, a week before Christmas, so from then until New Year’s Day we had children visiting, excursions out and about, long dinners and a relatively busy holiday. Great times, especially in this year when so much was not normal.