January 2023

Location: Cedar Rock Falls in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest. From the photographer: “The icicles decorate the rock to create a unique wintertime image.”

Photo Essay: The Beauty of the Cold Season

When the mountains turn cold and snowy, our contributing photographers pull on the boots and head out.
Sam, Granddad and Eli marvel at a sign of wildlife left in the new snow.

Gifts of the Land: Snow Day

Part of the white-day experience is identifying animal tracks.
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Mill Creek Stories: The People vs Valentine’s Day

Fealty to the 14th or true love lived every day?
Kurt Rheinheimer

From the Editor: Magazine History – 35th Anniversary Kickoff

The January/February 2023 issue marks the start of Blue Ridge Country's 35th anniversary year.
The tiny turtle lives only in mountain bogs in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia.

Thumb-Sized Mountain Turtle in Line for Protection

The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity says that there are fewer than 2,000 southern bog turtles left.

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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