National Wildlife Refuge - Mount Longleaf

Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge is a beautiful mountain view with large stretches of forest among the harsh natural landscape. Those who master the Longleaf mountain trail will open observation decks, skillfully inscribed in the natural environment of the mountains. They allow you to admire the natural wealth from a height of 2,063 feet and observe the fauna.

Researchers often work in the reserve. Some study the populations of the rarest gray bats and red-carded woodpeckers. Others watch the flowering of the fringeless orchid, which is on the verge of extinction, mountain blueberries, Fraser's vervain and juniper. Only in the Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge can you see a disparate population of Turkish oak and endangered species of American pines.

Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge is especially beautiful in autumn, when deciduous trees amaze with a variety of colors. At this time in the reserve especially a lot of visitors, most of whom are photographers. Longleaf views decorate even postage stamps.

Unfortunately, while the reserve can not boast of good infrastructure. Mountain streams often blur dirt roads, so movement around the area is possible only on foot, although tourists occasionally bring bicycles. There are no recreation areas or cafes familiar to Americans, there are no campsites nearby. The authorities are in no hurry to create a service, and this is understandable: the main task is to preserve, not destroy, the ecosystem of this unique corner.