March 2016

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Buck Spring: Backpack Starter Hike?

This easy six-mile North Carolina walk not only has the Pisgah Inn nearby, but also a nice campsite at the halfway point—an inviting spot for a first-time backpacker to spend the night.
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Return of the River Otters

Victims of overhunting in the 1770s and of strangely high hide prices in the Depression, the inventive otter began its mountain comeback in 1984.
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You Call These Hikes, Kurt? Happy 12th Hiking Anniversary Anyway, Gail

A round-up of Kurt's February hikes
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We Must Talk About Kevin

What happens when the boy brings home a little harem of eight turkey hens? Well, a moment of Hefnerhood perhaps, followed, inevitably, by reality.

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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

CALENDAR OF EVENTS