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January 2024

Gail stands atop Texas’s Palo Duro Canyon, October 4.

Kurt’s Hikes: June-December 2023

You look at seven months of hikes to close the 19th year of Gail and me walking every weekend and you start to see some patterns, most striking of which is the hikes are creeping toward shorter.
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Waterfall Wednesday: Cumberland Falls – The Niagara Falls of the South

Residing in Southeastern Kentucky sits one of the most naturally beautiful waterfalls in the Blue Ridge region known as the "Niagara of the South," Cumberland Falls.
Bob Sheets gathering sugar maple syrup

February’s Wild Edible: Maple Syrup

In the Blue Ridge Mountain region, certainly two of the counties that are most known for producing maple syrup are Highland County, Virginia and Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
Helvetia, West Virginia’s Fasnacht celebration is held the Saturday before Fat Tuesday each February.

Multicultural Sites in 7 States

Start your travel planning for ‘24 with this exploration of traditions, tastes and more from all over the world—and all in the Southern mountains.
Painters including Angela Minor elevate to work on a Rock City barn.

Curios: How I Helped Save an Icon

Does renovating a 1903 home prepare you for up-in-the-air restoration of a piece of treasured Americana?
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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

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