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The “side-splitting nature” of Bil Lepp causes listener reactions like on these faces as they they laugh at one of his ridiculous and hilarious stories.

Jonesboro Storytelling Turns 50

The Tennessee mountain town has become an international center for people and cultures telling what needs to be told.
Gail stays comfy in rain under the tarp at Carvins Cove, 9/11/22.

Kurt’s Hikes: Feb-Sept, 2022

Our hikes from February through September included our 18th annual Valentine’s Day visit to Apple Orchard Falls; and several firsts, including Virginia’s Channels and a section of the
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The Mountain Q&A – Ali Crumpacker: Building Happy Lives for Chimps

Executive Director Ali Crumpacker and her team are making a forever home for chimpanzees at Project Chimps. This Blue Ridge Mountains sanctuary is home to nearly 100 chimpanzees.
Brasstown Bald’s name comes from Cherokee for “a place of fresh green.”

7 Driveable Peaks for Fall

The names of these driveable peaks are as compelling as the visits.
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Birds of the Blue Ridge: Northern Flicker

The first flicker I remember seeing confounded me. With binoculars in one hand and my favorite field guide in the other, a positive ID was made: Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker.
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Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

April 12, 2018

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