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Watauga County

One way of describing the geography in and around Watauga County is OLD. One of the ancient sites here is Grandfather Mountain which is one of the oldest peaks in the Blue Ridge section of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Geologists believe that it's millions of years old. The height of the mountain ranges between 2,500  and 5964 feet above sea level.
Another old and interesting site is the New River which is one of the oldest rivers in the world along with the Nile.The New River eventually flows into the Ohio River and from there runs into the Mississipi River and out into the Gulf of Mexico.
=> I haven't been to neither of these sites yet, but we are going up the Grandfather Mountain this Sunday and I cannot wait to see it. The nature here in Boone, NC is absolutely stunning and at the moment the leaves are turning red and yellow and it's really beautiful.

Some more information from "A short history of Watauga County " by M.C. Hardy

The Cherokee were the native ppl whom early Europeans met in western North Carolina. The Cherokee used the area for hunting and traveled through the country. One of the Cherokee paths across the Blue Ridge is the Old Buffalo Trail. It is possible that the Old Buffalo Trail brought some of the first hunters, explorers and settlers into the area.
Starting in 1838 the Cherokee were forcibly removed from this part of the country and even after the removal of the Cherokee the future Watauga county was still a wild place. It was in 1849 that an act was passed that established a new county by the name of Watauga County.

Creeks and streams flow from many of the mountains and knobs, creating valleys.
Crab Orchard Creek
Clarks Creek
Baird Creek
Wildcat Creek
New Years Creek
Sims Creek
Boone Fork
Winkler Creek
Elk Creek
Cobb Creek
Meat Camp Creek
Riddle Fork
=> I love the names of the creeks...
You can often see signs that say "adopt a creek" - I would like to have a "baby creek" at home :)
I haven't really figured out what that exactly means, though.

Enough history for today.

Class teacher

I wonder why the first thing that people talk about when you're going to be a class teacher is: POOR BABY! Now you won't have any free time at all. For some reason most of them fail to mention how much fun it can be! Today was a classic example of the good times that can be had at school. I had wonderful time with my own 10B at the 10th-graders' party that was held at our school. I didn't even realize that school can be such a fun place. Hope to bottle up that feeling and keep it safe for the times I really need it.

We would definitely need to work on that team spirit of ours as the attendance of the class 10B was somewhat below average. But I really believe that it didn't hinder us in any way and we were great! Great big thanks to all those who attended the event and hopefully we'll have a lot of fun in the years to come.