August 2012

National Geographic’s Guide to the National Parks of the United States, 5th Edition

National Geographic’s Guide to the National Parks of the United States

National Geographic’s fifth edition of its “Guide to the National Parks of the United States” packs a lot of information into vibrant, photograph-filled pages, covering 58 national parks from Maine’s Acadia to Alaska’s Glacier Bay...
"Memories of Old Smoky: Early Experiences in the Great Smoky Mountains,” Carlos C. Campbell. University of Tennessee Press, 2005. 216pp. softcover $18.95. 865/974-3321. http://utpress.org.

Memories of Old Smoky: Early Experiences in the Great Smoky Mountains

Some of the most beautiful land in the country is also in many of our backyards. In his “Memories of Old Smoky,” Carlos C. Campbell captures the very essence of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from his perspective...
A photographic essay book by Carl L. Sams II and Jean Stock

Lost In The Woods

Beautiful photography by this New York Times-bestselling, husband-and-wife team, tells the story of a little fawn born in the woods, left alone by his mother in order that he won’t be sniffed out by “Trouble.”
Twin Falls are in the Upper Eastatoe Gorge tract in Pickens County.

Scenic Drive on South Carolina’s Route 11

From Revolutionary War history to flea markets, state parks to bluegrass, a single road through South Carolina’s Upcountry is a cross section of the area’s beautiful variety.
Adriana Trigiani

Adriana Trigiani

Bestselling author Adriana Trigiani grew up in the mountains of southwest Virginia. The bestselling author of the Big Stone Gap series, she has written and will direct a 2008 film based on those books. She has also written extensively for TV and film

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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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