May 21, 2014

Resort rooms are all redone, with sitting rooms included.

Canaan Resort: New Lodge, Family Cabins

The high-plateau West Virginia resort, with 32,000 acres, is full of great things to do before you sleep. Online extras: Video Slideshows of Two Great Hikes in the Canaan Valley!
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Photo Essay: Magic Mountain Skies

Click here for even more beautiful photos from Robert Stephen's July/August 2014 photo essay!
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Bringing Mabry Mill Back to Life

The iconic mill on the 469-mile blue ridge parkway had fallen victim to harsh weather, time and lack of funding. To the rescue this spring came two parkway artisans and $65,000 in foundation support. Online extras - see even more photos!
Pilot Mitch Pennington is with Just Plane Adventures.

Dolly Sods and Much More: West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands

Online Extras: Take a flight over the Potomac Highlands with Just Plane Adventures, see the Blackwater Falls, visit the Beverly, WVA Heritage Center and hear the falls of Hills Creek!

Country Roads: See the Otters at the Tennessee Aquarium’s Revamped Cove Forest Exhibit

Three river otters scamper in and out of their rocky den, nipping at each other’s cinnamon-colored fur. Soon, a tangle of tails, whiskers and paws is sliding on the slick rock as the playful mammals tussle like puppies and plop into a pool.

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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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