August 2012

Dude's.

Immortality in Ground Beef

Dude’s Drive-In thrives despite big chain competition thanks to red hot dogs, a high school chili recipe and friendly curb-side service that keeps customers coming back for more.
Hiking a Roller Coaster

Hiking a Roller Coaster

Mountain and valley views and 500-foot ups and downs.
Bridal Veil Falls

NC Travel Guide: Drive the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway

Travel the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway from Highlands to Almond in Western North Carolina and make your choice. Enjoy a peacefully scenic drive through the Nantahala Forest and pass the byway’s namesake waters...
Dog

North Carolina Travel Guide: Take the Dog

Below is a list of pet-friendly locations in North Carolina, as referenced in the 2007 Blue Ridge County Almanac:
George Vanderbilt opened the Biltmore Estate on Christmas Eve 1895; construction had lasted six years.

Biltmore: The Caretakers

"Into whose hands will the future carry this estate?" --William Field, gentleman farmer, philanthropist and friend of George Vanderbilt, in a letter to his mother, 1896

Departments

Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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