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Loblolly pines and I are super best friends now.
My first stop takes me to a beige suburb that thankfully had some pretty great parks.
Featured places: Historic Yates Mill, Juniper Level Botanic Garden, William B. Umstead State Park, Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Lake Crabtree