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October 2014

Hiking in Warriors’ Path State Park in Kingsport, Tenn.

The Hike: Warriors’ Path Trail Magic

This found hike woke up the veteran distance hiker’s eyes and senses to the beauties around him.
Elizabeth Hunter in 1999, at the butterfly garden she and friend Judy Carson built at Blue Ridge Parkway MP 328.3.

From the Editor: Farewell to our ‘Heart and Soul’

In case you missed it, the most admired and cherished part of this magazine for many readers says goodbye with this issue.
Solitary wild bees like this bumblebee nectaring on Torch Tithonia (Mexican sunflower) provide essential pollinating services to wild and garden plants.

From the Farm: For the Wild World

The challenges facing the monarchs and the wild bees bring illumination and duty to protect what we put in peril.
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Cabin in the Woods: At the End of the Trail, a Magical Night in Horse Country at the The Red Horse Inn

It’s Mary especially – between innkeepers Roger and Mary Wolters – whose artistic sensibilities and penchant for romance make for a place with rose petals on the bed, a gauzy cover around it and welcome notes on parchment.
Clockwise from top left: The Festival of Lights at Chetola Resort, the mile-high swinging bridge at Grandfather Mountain, the Biltmore House Candlelight Christmas Evenings and Cataloochee Ski Area.

Winter Getaways: Where to Cut, Ski, Hike, See the Lights and More

Whether you’re ready to brave the cold to cut a tree or a path, or prefer to stay warm with a visit to A home tour or a SIP OF A unique winter brew, we’ve got the places and the specifics.
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