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September 2012

The beach!

The Classic Beach Walk

The bad thing about a beach walk is that you generally run into an inlet at some point, and have to turn around. Read More
Left: The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All pauses atop 4,365-foot Bald Knob. Right: The boathouse is at the water's edge in good times for Mountain Lake; on this day, it's a long way over dry land from the minimal remnant.

The View from 4,365 Feet

With another 95-plus day in the Roanoke area, we headed for the high elevation of the Mountain Lake Resort and Wilderness area.
Left: Old man approximately practicing soccer throw-in atop a very tall mountain. Right: The beauty of Turk's cap lily helped ease the climb for The Day Hiker as we neared the summit.

Visiting The Giant Soccer Ball Atop the Highest Mountain for 1,200 Appalachian Trail Miles

Of course the climb was worth it as always, as the summit was so cool that Gail put on a jacket as we ate and looked southeast to the Peaks of Otter and beyond. And behind us at the radar station, aliens neither landed nor took off.
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Beyond Mayberry: Andy Griffith and Mount Airy North Carolina

Laurel Hill Publishing LLC is pleased to announce the publication of 35th book from the regional history press. Beyond Mayberry: A Memoir of Andy Griffith and Mount Airy North Carolina by Thomas D. Perry.
An overlook on Potts Mountain.

Autumn Drives in June, Part 2

The second trip I made – in June – for fall drives – was into West Virginia, along a route that can intersect with the Virginia highlands route as well.
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