August 2012

Watch ’em Play Where Ty Cobb Did

Ty Cobb's professional baseball career began in Augusta, Ga., with the Augusta Tourists minor league team. Today, the Augusta Green Jackets are the Class A team of the San Francisco Giants, in the South Atlantic League.
Canoe camping involves off-water as well as on-water.

Canoe Camping: Gear Up!

Besides obviously a canoe and dry box or bag and perhaps a rod for fishing and binoculars for birding, what are some essential items for canoe camping the Blue Ridge's rivers during the warm weather period?
The Appalachian Trail on Whitetop Mountain.

Whitetop Mountain Va.: High-Elevation History

Even in August, when the huckleberries bloom along the Appalachian Trail, it seems like Christmas at Whitetop Mountain.

The Clubhouse Resort B&B

A windy uphill drive leads to the enchanting Clubhouse Resort B&B. A spacious lawn and woodland along the Smith River, a world-class brown trout stream, are ideal for hiking, cycling and aquatic sports.
A red eft – the juvenile stage of the Eastern newt – is all but hidden on the forest floor.

More from the Tennesee Wilderness

A red eft –the juvenile stage of the Eastern newt– is all but hidden on the forest floor. Cat McCue and Jeff Hunter took a walk in the proposed new Wilderness area in east Tennessee. Here's a snapshot of what they saw as well as details on the bill:

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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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