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Mountain-Classic Books: ‘Storming Heaven’

The Denise Giardina novel from the late ‘80s still rings true and strong.

Remarkable Trees of Virginia

In a new book, author and lecturer Nancy Ross Hugo, Virginia Tech Department of Forestry extension specialist and professor Jeff Kirwan and photographer Robert Llewellyn beautifully document the oldest, tallest, most historic trees in Virginia

Kentucky: Unbridled Spirit and Beauty

Chuck Summers, a photographer and church minister, has a book of images from across the state of Kentucky.

The New Southern Garden Cookbook

My wife and I love shopping for locally grown fruits and vegetables. But when it comes to cooking with them, I admit, I tend to bite off more than I can chew. Thankfully, help has arrived.

Hiking North Carolina’s Lookout Towers

Using this excellent field guide, visitors may visit those relics of nearly 70 years of fire detection in the North Carolina mountains.

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Mountain-Classic Books: ‘Storming Heaven’

The Denise Giardina novel from the late ‘80s still rings true and strong.
Sassafras

Remarkable Trees of Virginia

In a new book, author and lecturer Nancy Ross Hugo, Virginia Tech Department of Forestry extension specialist and professor Jeff Kirwan and photographer Robert Llewellyn beautifully document the oldest, tallest, most historic trees in Virginia
Shillalah Falls

Kentucky: Unbridled Spirit and Beauty

Chuck Summers, a photographer and church minister, has a book of images from across the state of Kentucky.
The New Southern Garden Cookbook

The New Southern Garden Cookbook

My wife and I love shopping for locally grown fruits and vegetables. But when it comes to cooking with them, I admit, I tend to bite off more than I can chew. Thankfully, help has arrived.
Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers

Hiking North Carolina’s Lookout Towers

Using this excellent field guide, visitors may visit those relics of nearly 70 years of fire detection in the North Carolina mountains.
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
©Duncan Seaman
Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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