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August 2012

The pretty water body is surrounded by a series of four loop trails that total 42 miles of great riding.

Great Tsali Loop Mountain Bike Ride

A rookie gets his feet (and head and everything else) wet as he takes in great views, enjoys great camaraderie and experiences an agony-to-pride conclusion that is “like finishing a marathon, on a smaller scale.”
David Messer, resting from tilling field, 2003. Indian Grave Gap, Madison County, N.C.

Book Excerpt: On Earth’s Furrowed Brow

Tim Barnwell interviewed has interviewed those living in the western North Carolina mountains for more than a quarter of a century...

Virginia Civil War Trail of Hunter’s Raid: Scenic and Historic

It’s difficult to imagine that some of the bloodiest and destructive battles of the Civil War took place in the peaceful countryside of Virginia.
Barbara Kingsolver takes a look at locavores.

Barbara Kingsolver’s “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle”

To say that reading this book raised my consciousness would be a misstatement because I was introduced to issues I didn’t even have a consciousness about.
Rick Van Noy explores the natural with son Sam and daughter Elliott.

Rx: Get Them Outside!

Rick Van Noy is the author of “A Natural Sense of Wonder: Connecting Kids With Nature Through the Seasons,” and a professor of English at Radford and University in Virginia.
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