May 2025

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Singing in the Garden: Telling the Truth

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." ーMark Twain
Stanley Abbott

From the Editor: Saluting Stanley Abbott

He created the first park of its kind.
The Appalachian Trail walk into  Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, is a delight from either direction.

Seven AT Hikes-to-Stays

Get a taste of the Great Trail, great lodging and fine eats. These weekend-friendly walks let you enjoy America’s most iconic trail in style, and all end with a great overnight stay.
The Pink Pig barbecues fresh hams.

Pink Pig was a Presidential Pick

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter chose the northern Georgia mountains as a place to fish, write books, build furniture and eat barbecue.
The Cut-Through is a defining feature of Pikeville.

Pikeville, Kentucky: The Real McCoy is Just That

Pikeville, Kentucky, has put itself on the trail-map map with a varied, demanding and rewarding trail.

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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