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Hiking the Azores into lush mountains and stormy North Atlantic weather

NPR correspondent Brian Mann went trekking on Sao Miguel, one of the most remote islands in the North Atlantic. He found volcanic mountains, birdsong, solitude and lots of rain.
Rain often sweeps the Azores, shaping lush forests and emerald green meadows. When the skies clear, views are often spectacular.

Far out in the North Atlantic stretches a rain-swept chain of volcanic islands, the Azores, a distant province of Portugal.

On a day shaped by washes of cloud and sun, Inês Pereira Rodrigues of Lisbon leads the way up

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