New Hiking Boots! (Not)
Once the realities of time commitments and cold damp weather pushed us toward an in-town walk, The Day Hiker decided she'd go slick instead of practical, and put on her brand new black suede boots. So she could walk along and admire them coming up on...
Read more...Discovering Big South Fork
Cumberland Plateau Beauty
A unique combination of national river and national recreation area preserves a section of the Cumberland Plateau west of the Blue Ridge. As the geologic splendor of the region receives national recognition, more and more vis...
Read more...The Blue Ridge Outdoor Bucket List
No, not all of us are going to jump off a bridge, or even leap off a zip-line stand. And hiking 1,000 miles or running 20 miles of whitewater isn’t everyone’s cup of tea either. But between those fairly extreme undertakings and, well, a cup of tea is...
Read more...Two Parks in Winter
Often in winter, the Blue Ridge Parkway , linking Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park and Tennessee/North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park , is closed by snow. But the two parks linked by the roadway come alive with winter under the lens of R...
Read more...Trail Towns
You've heard of trail magic? Those little acts of kindness that happen along the AT, gifts left behind from nameless givers.
Read more...TWEETSIE : A Timeless Theme Park
All of a sudden, we took a turn and found the Country Fair. It was loaded with rides, like little cars to drive, plus a merry-go-round, and it all sat in the middle of the Tweetsie Railroad theme park, encircled by the active train tracks of the thre...
Read more...Weekend Words: Madeleine L'Engle and the Tooth Fairy
I’m sitting in one of my favorite libraries, a little east of the Blue Ridge, at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, where I’m back for a few days along with fellow “gophers” (yes, that’s the school mascot) for our graduate school winter residency. ...
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The Fool in the Woods, aka Blue Ridge Country editor in chief Kurt Rheinheimer, is back with more great woodland information and secrets, this time reporting on how Virginia's Devil's Marbleyard was formed.
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