February 22, 2021

The promise of pearls was strong on the Clinch River for about 40 years, until the advent of hydroelectric dams and plastic buttons brought it to an end.

Curios: Pearl Rush on the Clinch River? Yes.

At the forefront of the 1895-1935 harvest was a young man without sight, who used his feet to feel for pearl-holding mussels.
Eager goats race toward their next meal on private property in Cismont, Virginia.

Curios: Natural Vegetation Control – Goat Busters on the Land

Goats eat between 3 and 9% of their body weight each day, and put on a bit of a show while they do it.

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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

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