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Fontana Lake, N.C.
Nance is now a co-owner and beer buyer at Bryson City Outdoors. In addition to two outdoor shops and a taproom, the store offers kayak and paddleboard rentals on Fontana Lake. With nearly 240 miles of shoreline surrounded by Nantahala National Forest and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, there are plenty of sights to seek out as the lake curves around the landscape. “It’s nice to be able to go out to a lake and find that privacy, even in the busy summer seasons,” Nance said. “There are a lot of access points, so it’s not like everybody who’s visiting the lake is going to the same spot.” Several backcountry campsites around the lake, accessible by boat or trail, make for a secluded A G U I D E D K AYA K I N G T O U R O N F O N TA N A L A K E . PHOTOS COURTESY OF CAROLINA BOUND ADVENTURES
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