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March 2019

The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All, 15 years at it, up on McAfee Knob.

Kurt’s Hikes: February – 15 Years!

The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All has been out there every dang weekend since, well, forever. No guy is luckier than I.
Renovated rooms are a new bonus for Unicoi State Park and Lodge in Helen, Georgia.

What’s New in the Mountains in 2019?

New hostelries and new breweries dominate our collection of new destinations and attractions recently added to the mountain region.
Left to right: Glass artisans use methane from nearby landfill at the Green Energy Park. A Civil War soldier stands watch over Sylva’s Main Street. Public art decorates Sylva’s business district. A cat peruses the offerings at Sylva’s City Lights Bookstore.

Our Blue Ridge Towns: Sylva/Dillsboro, North Carolina

Where Small Business is Big Business: An hour southwest of Asheville, two adjoining North Carolina towns have earned themselves a string of “firsts” and “onlys.”
This view of the Double Arch is from the Auxier Ridge Trail.

The Good Walk: Kentucky’s Red River Gorge

You can scale your walk just to view the stunning formations, or to get up-close and personal.
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Creature Feature: Salamanders on Spring Parade

Come early spring at damp, leaf-covered spots in the Southern mountains, the salamander mating rituals can be spectacular.
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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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