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November 2023

Ascender participants benefit from free gear rentals and outdoor recreation vouchers.

Seeking the Wild & Wonderful: Trading D.C. Honks for West Virginia Beep Beeps

Ascend West Virginia incentivizes remote workers to put down roots in the Mountain State.
Bear rescues occur most often after young bears are orphaned when their mothers are struck by cars, shot by landowners or euthanized for feeding on garbage and showing no signs of fear.

Creature Feature: Wild Again

Appalachian Bear Rescue helps displaced cubs return to their native habitat.
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Phillipi, West Virginia, to Honor Barbour County’s Fallen Soldiers

Tiny Phillipi, West Virginia, will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its Spirit of the American Doughboy monument on November 4, with the placing of a red carnation for each fallen solider from Barbour County from World War I to present.
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A New Family Tradition is Born: Christmas Trees and Holly Branches

The grandsons’ tree selection must pass the E-mama test. Somehow, it always does.
The Maple Leaf Barn is located at the Seven Islands State Birding Park in Kodak, Tennessee, east of Knoxville along the French Broad River. The park was created for birdwatching and it has a beautiful wildlife refuge and several hiking trails with views of the Great Smoky Mountains. Other activities at the park include kayaking, canoeing, biking and fishing. From the photographer: “The barn was originally built and owned by the Creswell Family who lived on the property. They operated a small farm and sand-dredging operation on the river. The quilt pattern would have been added later when the park was established.”

Murals, Barn Art & More: A Photo Essay

Color in the countryside, color in the town—our contributing photographers capture the artists' works.
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Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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