2014

The gaywings were one highlight of the wildflowers along the AT toward Wilson Creek.

Easy April Walks, Mostly

Easy hikes during the month of April.

Eastern Continental Divide

Appalachian Trail from Va. 621 south to crest of Sinking Creek Mountain and back. 7.4 miles.
The Soggy Bottom Boys performed at The Holler, just outside the Ole Smoky Distillery, on March 22, 2014, for a first-ever live performance. Ole Smoky Moonshine hopes that these free concerts are just the beginning of many shindigs that will unify the citizens of Gatlinburg, Tenn. with the thousands of visitors who make their way into this magical holler every year.

Seeing Southern: Soggy Bottom Boys Back in Business

When I first saw George Clooney snuggle up to the radio mic in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, I couldn't believe my ears. What a voice! He has looks, and he can sing. What is it that people say? If it sounds too good to be true, it surely is.
Mary Ellen Hammond pauses on a hike in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, which is made up of about 17,000 acres in North Carolina and Tennessee.

Guest Column, Mary Ellen Hammond: True Adventure Lies 15 Minutes Beyond The Parking Lot

Mary Ellen Hammond is the publisher of outdoor adventure guidebooks at Milestone Press in Almond, N.C. Milestone’s new hiking app, “Great Hikes of the Southern Appalachians,” is available for iphone and android.
Each cabin has a covered porch that extends the living space into the outdoors.

Cabin in the Woods: The Farm Cabins and Cottages

Eight miles out of Asheville, families and couples find a dreamy retreat where the host couple “went overboard on the sheets.”

Departments

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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