2024

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Creature Feature: Duck, Duck, Goose

Why ducks and other waterfowl love living near us—and why we should never feed them.
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New Year, New Me!

Or, does retirement lead to familiar territory?
The Dari Ace occupies a prominent spot on Jackson-Love Highway in Erwin, Tennessee.

Short Order Splendor

The menu at this Erwin, Tennessee, eatery has changed little since 1960.
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Gifts of the Land: Wood Cutting Season

The cutting of ash trees contains a dose of tree tragedy.
Gail at Apple Orchard Falls overlook for lunch, February 14, 2022.

From the Editor: In the Woods in the Winter – Channeling Mr. Kephart

Come Valentine’s Day, pending the proverbial heavenly willingness and the containment of the proverbial creek, my sweetheart, Gail, and I will return to the trails at Virginia’s Apple Orchard Falls area for the 20th consecutive February 14.

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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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