Snow-capped mountains are reflected in the water on May 9, 2022, in the Juneau District of the Tongass National Forest. (Photo by Maya Leschinsky/U.S. Forest Service) Alaska’s Tongass National Forest ...
Somewhere within a rapidly shrinking circle stretching from Black Mountain to Gatlinburg, $25,000 in gold coins rests in a mason jar on the forest floor. And as of Friday, Haywood County was smack in ...