Mission: Make Watauga County Top Recreation Destination in East
Eric Woolridge, AICP, was hired in the middle of March this year as the senior outdoor recreation planner for Watauga County Tourism Development Authority (WCTDA), and he has already begun the groundwork for increasing outdoor recreation opportunities in the Boone area.
“Our goal is to be one of the top recreation destinations in the East, at least,” Woolridge said.
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Outside magazine has named Boone one of the best U.S. small towns of 2009. In an online article, the magazine describes Boone: “While the winding country roads are still a road cyclist’s dream, that’s just part of the recreational picture: Within minutes you can be rock climbing, peak bagging, whitewater rafting, and even skiing.” By the way, “peak bagging” is described as”an activity in which hillwalkers and mountaineers attempt to reach the summit of some collection of peaks, usually those above some height in a particular region, or having a particular feature.”
