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The 2-mile Saunders-Monticello Trail begins with a boardwalk.

The Good Walk: Monticello – Easy Walk, Presidential Delights

Thomas Jefferson’s dedication to walking is palpable as you make the easy walk amid his grounds.
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Mill Creek Stories: The Art of the Deal

Wherein man’s best friend goes rogue.
Endangered red wolves once freely roamed the forests and fields of the Blue Ridge states and as far west as central Texas.

Creature Feature: “Little Red Riding Hood Lied”

Working for Survival. Advocates for endangered red wolves fight to bring them back—and banish stereotypes.
Of the U.S. 421 bridge near Boone, North Carolina, Frank Troitino said the rockwork was too uniform, and was not a parkway “old job. . . . not the way they taught us."

Blue Ridge Parkway: An Immigrant’s Story

Here’s a story I never knew, until I started working on this article.
The Murphy monument atop Virginia’s Brush Mountain. Inset: Audie Murphy as Tom Smith from the TV program “Whispering Smith.”

From The Editor: Remembering Audie Murphy

A Monument that Continues to Grow. On Brush Mountain west of Roanoke, Virginia, people place rocks and leave pieces of their lives in honor of a World War II hero and actor.
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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

April 12, 2018

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