January 2017

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Elk Slated to Return to WV; Moon Pie Turns 100

Learn more about how elk are slated to return to WV, and celebrate with us as the beloved Moon Pie turns 100.
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Mini Thru-Hikes in the Mountains

Don’t have half a year to hike the full length of the Appalachian Trail? Consider these shorter and distinctive alternatives, able to be hiked in full in a week to a month or so.
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January Jewels

Think you just saw a hummingbird, in this cold weather? It might not be your imagination.
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The Woodpecker’s Maid

The pleasures and joys of birdfeeders can yield, over time, to certain avian-announced responsibilities as well.
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Finding Appalachia

A boy from “the north” can get a welcoming jolt of the bounties of the Southern Mountains, and it can stay with him for a lifetime.

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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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