December 22, 2014

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.
Full ownership involves playthings real and natural, and planting catnip.

Porch Cats

The pace is slow, the steps many, but the feline temperament rules at every juncture, from first glance to premium food.
Molly Dugger Brennan

From the Editor: New Columnist Looks at Life With a Smile

The first piece Molly Dugger Brennan sent us ran back in 2012, and went to some lengths to explain why she wanted to raise chickens around her Shenandoah Valley homestead and how her husband “Gruff, an educated man,” did not.

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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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