August 2012

Mountainside and countryside meet with stunning color in the Virginia’s Highland County.

Great Fall Leaf Treks

Here are some autumn drives for an afternoon, a day or a weekend.
Late evening light casts David Fason and Diane Johnson’s Floyd County house in silhouette.

Views of the Moon

Reunited high school sweethearts built their timber frame dream in Floyd, Va., creating a home that’s environmentally friendly and just their size.
Gardens are terraced behind the Dodson home to open up unobstructed views of western North Carolina’s Lake Toxaway.

Timeless Living

Three families have created perfect homes in the mountains, each finding its own way of including and preserving the natural beauty and unique history of the home’s surroundings.
There are few times in photographers’ lives when all the elements are perfect: This image, at Georgia’s Cloudland Canyon State Park, is one, as the peaking autumn foliage framed the scene while sunshine crept close to the edge of the falls to create an unforgettable fall treat.

Fall by the Water

Joe and Becky Gibbons embrace the coming of autumn, seeking new photographic inspiration in the contrasting elements of life-giving water and the dying cycle of leaves.
The Hoehns have made a home in scenic Rappahannock County, Va.

House in the Hills

A farmer’s daughter makes a home in horse country.

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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