2022

This distinctive 4,000-square-foot 
home with views is in Lakemont, Georgia 
and at press time was listed at $725,000.

Mountain Real Estate Snapshots: 7 Markets, 7 Different Profiles

Homes and land are generally hot as the proverbial pistol, but a swing around the southern mountains reveals pockets of opportunity.
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Singing in the Garden: Look Fast Love Long

"Who’d marvel at a sandcastle, if sandcastles lasted forever?" —Alistair Reynolds,’Thousandth Night’
The Native Kitchen Classic Burger is made 
with pasture-raised beef and is served with house chips.

Finding Flavor in Northwest Georgia: Biscuits, Brownies and Broccoli Casserole

Up mountainsides and into old mills, we visit some of the region’s best-loved eateries.
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City Nature Challenge: The Little Rivalry That Grew

How did a local nature-spotting challenge become a worldwide program?
A salamander playing hide-and-go-seek in the mossy forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Photo Essay: Spring Flora & Fauna

New green, new cheeps and peeps—spring is here and our contributing photographers deliver the beauty.

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

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