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Watauga Lake in Carter County, Tennessee, is the highest elevation lake on the TVA system and so it is no stranger to winter weather. From the photographer: “This is a beautiful place during all four seasons. This photo was taken on Christmas Day after a snowfall.

Photo Essay: Winter Wonderland

It’s cold! And when it’s cold, pretty white and silver things happen. Our contributing photographers have the proof.
West Virginia’s Coal Heritage Trail is built around unique towns, old rail lines and coal mines along with many other cultural and historical discoveries.

History on the Road: The Coal Heritage Trail

The West Virginia Coal Heritage Trail winds for nearly 200 miles, from Ansted south to Bluefield.
Cumberland Gap is part of the Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Heritage Highway.

14 Great Themed Mountain Drive Trails

Pick a passion—history, scenic beauty, music, wineries, agri-visits, gardens and more—and the mountain region has a driving trail for a concentrated dose. Plan your year’s travels here!
West Virginia’s Trout Pond, in Hardy County, was full in 2003 when the shot below was taken. Leakage out of what was until recently a blocked limestone sinkhole has reduced the pond to its current level, as seen above.

Curios: Disappearing Lakes of the Southern Appalachians

Trout Pond, Mountain Lake & Lost Sea: the three natural lakes of the region are endangered.
Trees have grown over many of the 1940s-era concrete bunkers at what is now Enterprise South Nature Park, near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Curios: WWII Storage Bunkers at a Nature Preserve?

The Chattanooga preserve offers an odd combination of great birding and wildlife watching with 100 tree-topped concrete bunkers.
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