August 2012

Excursions at Dutch Creek Trails, in Valle Crucis, might end with cowboy poetry.

Fishing, Kayaking and Living History

Ready to get your adrenaline pumping? River & Earth Adventures offers outdoor excursion in Valle Crucis or surrounding areas.
The 1810 Loom House, one of seven cottages on the Mast Farm Inn property in Valle Crucis, is billed as the oldest inhabitable log cabin in North Carolina.

Farm Fresh N.C. Backroads Tour

Ready for a great long-weekend drive through some of the prettiest countryside in the region? complete with stops for fresh, delicious food and cozy, distinctive places to sleep? Well, the research has been done, and the itinerary planned.
The latter placed the gazebo at the head of the pond so that guests could look across its expanse.

Biltmore Trails: Discover the Magic of Frederick Olmsted

Biltmore Trails: Discover the Magic of Frederick Olmsted
The two miles of trails carry you to several distinct spaces.

Biltmore Trails: Discover the Magic of Frederick Olmsted

The role of a landscape architect is to provide the visitor with a visually pleasing experience.
Photo of a mountaintop removal coal mining site at the Mountain near Buffalo, in Logan County, WV.

Rising Tide: The Fight Against Mountaintop Removal Mining

A look at the battle over mountaintop removal coal mining.

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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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