2014

A group of unidentified Zittles clusters around the family home in this undated photo.

Mountain Curios: The Wizard of South Mountain

Many believed in the magic of Wizard Zittle to cure their ills and change their fortune. His own fortune changed after he broke the magicians’ code.
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Mountain Curios: The Little Train that Could is Now a Rail Trail

The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway survived war, the depression, changing extraction goals and much more. Now it has a new life.
No photos exist of Abraham Enloe, the possible father of Abraham Lincoln, but one of his 16 children keenly resembles the president.

Mountain Curios: Was Abe Lincoln a North Carolinian?

Success does have many fathers, but as many as 17 candidates for the presidential paternity?
Hikes on Massanutten Mountain will be a part of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s 40th Biennial Meeting.

The Hike: Prep for 2015 Events and Fests

Some of these gatherings also offer great hikes.
Sandhill crane numbers in Tennessee’s Hiwassee Refuge have reached 20,000.

Creature Feature: The Amazing Crane Comeback

The stunning return of the sandhill crane to eastern Tennessee began in the 1990s and has continued.

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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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