2020

378f5320-f3a4-11ea-9040-1244d5f7c7c6-Untitled_Artwork-2

Singing in the Garden: Nothing in Common with Miss Muffet

Where is the object that does not become beautiful when seen through the lens of intelligent inquiry? —Octavius Pickard
This classic view at Virginia Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 83 shows Sharptop Mountain reflected onto Abbott Lake on an October morning. The lake is named after Stanley Abbott, first landscape architect of the parkway.

Photo Essay: Fall Can Take Your Breath Away

Our contributing photographers present the proof.
Eric Rheinheimer (Kurt’s brother) and his granddad, Fred Hurt, navigate Virginia’s Claytor Lake, c. 1955.

The Past Becomes So, and Fast: It’s Time to Jump on Time, Before it Gets Away

Is there a silver lining to be found amid the current dark clouds?
Triple Falls, at 120 feet, is one of the lures of Dupont State Forest.

An Appreciation of DuPont Forest

The majesties and mysteries go well beyond the park’s six signature waterfalls and inspire enough love to generate a book.

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

CALENDAR OF EVENTS