Connect With Us
Facebook-f X-twitter Youtube Instagram

January 2019

Jamie Cyphers is the granddaughter of the man who came up with the first Long Island Iced Tea recipe, in the 1920s.

Mountain Curios: Long Island Tennessee – The Real Home of Long Island Iced Tea

The original recipe was cooked up during Prohibition in Kingsport, Tennessee. Jamie Cyphers says her grandma went to jail for it.
The Appalachian Trail shelter in this 1955 photo is strongly suggestive of old ways remaining alive today; the chair and the packs not so much. Kurt Rheinheimer (green hat), here with his late father, also seems to have changed a bit over those years.

From the Editor: Army-Surplus Canteens and Packs – Keeping the Old Ways Alive (or not)

The accoutrements for hiking have changed over the years, but remnants of the old ways remain.
This 25-second-exposure photo (bottom right) of a Honduran species of firefly shows the flashes — caused by irritation — of a female as she makes her way up an arm.

Smokies’ Discovery: First Lady of the Fireflies

Lynn Faust has devoted much of her life since childhood to North America’s synchronous fireflies. And she’s written the definitive guide to luminous bugs.
Mile-high Cataloochee Guest Ranch (North Carolina) welcomes guests to reconnect with nature on the peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Non-Electronic Fun ‘n’ Games in the Mountains

Need a little extra help unplugging from the day-to-day? These destinations specialize in the relaxed and the non-electronic.
The Old Mill at Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia, boasts a 42-foot-diameter iron hub that was moved to the site in the 1930s. The mechanism of the mill was restored to use in 1985 by college staff and students.

Photo Essay: Keeping The Old Ways Alive

Our contributing photographers present the mountains the way they used to be, and still are in spots.
VIEW MORE

Current Issue

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

April 12, 2018

CALENDAR OF EVENTS