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The dark spots in these mountains – where streetlights and other brightness from the ground don’t compromise the views of the stars as much as in most places – are home not just to telescopes, but also to curious, sky-peering people. more »
Mar 1, 2013 by Cara Ellen Modisett in Features
Courtesy of Steve Reilly
Did you enjoy Cara Ellen Modisett's March/April astronomy feature? Then here are even more breathtaking photos of the night sky, information about the approaching PanSTARRS Comet, and some great advice for beginning astronomers! more »
Feb 7, 2013 by Cara Ellen Modisett in Web Extras
Our beautiful mountain geography; our small, charming, sometimes frozen-in-time towns; our warm welcome; our reasonable prices for things. They’re all part of what brings Hollywood to the Blue Ridge region... more »
Jul 1, 2012 by Cara Ellen Modisett in Features
Pat and Chuck Blackley
40 Reasons We Love the Blue Ridge Region more »
Jul 1, 2012 by Cara Ellen Modisett in Favorite Articles
No more steam locomotives, except scenic excursion trains, but Amtrak is still a wonderful way to travel and I go by train any chance I get. more »
Aug 12, 2012 by Cara Ellen Modisett in Ridgelines
Weekend Words: Madeleine L'Engle and the Tooth Fairy more »
Jan 28, 2012 by Cara Ellen Modisett in Ridgelines
It’s been a year since I last heard that fall sound, the sound of my youth, floating on the cooling air in our neighborhood of an afternoon, before the leaves have started changing but after the sky has started taking on its crisp, colder blue. more »
Aug 20, 2011 by Cara Ellen Modisett in Ridgelines
Cara Ellen Modisett
The second trip I made – in June – for fall drives – was into West Virginia, along a route that can intersect with the Virginia highlands route as well. more »
Jul 16, 2011 by Cara Ellen Modisett in Ridgelines