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May 2021

Chicken of the woods mushroom is a choice edible.

June’s Wild Edible: Chicken of the Woods Mushroom

If someone were to ask us what our favorite mushroom is, we would without hesitation answer chicken of the woods.
The year-round lure of the Great Smokies is evident in this view of an autumn sunrise from Clingman’s Dome, the highest point in the park.

Back in Touch With Our National Parks: The Smokies

South of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park sprawls with high elevations, world-class species numbers and much more.
A curious elk investigates the Lake Junaluska Overlook sign on Heintooga Ridge Road, a spur adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway near Cherokee, North Carolina.

Photo Essay: Up Close With Creatures

Our contributing photographers employed a combination of stealth, care and great lenses to be able to treat us to this array of mountain wildlife upon the land.
Hawksbill Mountain is above 4,000 feet and offers a fine 2-mile hike.

Back in Touch With Our National Parks: Shenandoah!

North of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the ridge line provides the spine of the park and the route of the Skyline Drive, as other features spill down the mountainsides.
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McDowell County, West Virginia Gets Some Love

E-book looks back at a life and at a “living museum” of a county.
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