Happy December! We’re officially inching closer to full-fledged winter. Sure, it doesn’t totally set in until around January in North Carolina, but once it does, the weather might be chilly but the scenery is breathtaking. Scared to brace the cold? You’ll be missing out on beautiful scenery like this.

  1. A magical, snow covered campus at Wake Forest.

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  1. A snowy coastal sunrise in New Bern.

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  1. ‘More Ice Please,’ outside of Hendersonville.

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  1. Simply beautiful frozen stream around Johnson Lake.

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  1. Lingering winter fog on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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  1. Beautiful cardinals amidst snowfall.

Flickr / Virginia (Ginny) Sanderson

  1. ‘Frozen French Broad’ creating truly mesmerizing scenery.

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  1. Those winter sunsets though…especially by the water in Wilmington.

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  1. Shifting seasons in the Great Smoky Mountains.

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  1. It’s almost as if you could catch a snowflake on your tongue.

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  1. The southern version of snow in Starlight.

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  1. Patterns in the ice at the marina.

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  1. Take a seat?

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  1. Liquid sky and jaw-dropping sunsets.

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  1. A quiet winter day spent on the beach.

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What are some of your favorite frozen places in North Carolina this time of year? Share your own pics with us on our Facebook page.

Flickr / Alex Massengale

Flickr / Zach Frailey : The Uprooted Photographer

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Flickr / Josh Kellogg

Flickr / Lindley Ashline

Flickr / Virginia (Ginny) Sanderson

Flickr / Jeffrey Pott

Flickr / Jason

Flickr / Numb Photo

Flickr / Aaron Alexander

Flickr / Craig Ladd

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