2024

Jake Blood: “In the entire eastern United States, there are under 50 peaks over 6,000 feet and we’ve got 16 of them here in that 15-mile ridgeline.”

Peak Passion: The Magic and Lure of the Black Mountains

Trail association co-founder Jake Blood can’t get enough of the 6,000-footers in western North Carolina.
Climate-controlled yurts are part of the welcome package at Roamstead.

Smokies-Area Roamstead Offers ‘Boutique’ Camping and More

Roamstead, a “boutique campground” in Cosby, Tennessee, makes a lot of promises. And it delivers on all of them.
Artists showcase their creativity on April 6 at the Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk.

April 2024 Festival & Event Guide

Food and drink! Music and artworks! Seasonal celebrations galore! Pick your favorite festival theme and start planning.
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Faces of Green: Protecting the Mountain Region

As Earth Day approaches on April 22, we salute people dedicating their lives to the cause year-round.
Sheets gathering sugar maple sap from a neighbor’s farm.

Old-Fashioned Maple Syrup

West Virginian Bob Sheets has stuck with the old ways—well, the 20th-century ways—of creating maple sweetness.

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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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