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Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Guidebook

Excellent coverage of trails and special use areas, with photographs and clear maps, this is a guidebook that will enhance any outdoor enthusiast’s experience of this national treasure.

In the Footsteps of Davy Crockett

Author Randell Jones shows Davy Crockett was definitely not “born on a mountain top” in his new “In the Footsteps of Davy Crockett.”

The Big Itch

Poison ivy is nothing to be trifled with. Years ago, I wrote a column for this magazine called “In Praise of Poison Ivy” – about how its berries keep birds alive in winters when there is little else for them to eat...

Growing Up Country: What Makes Country Life Country

Charlie Daniels, a famous country singer, guitarist and fiddler, grew up in the southern state of North Carolina. Daniels has been performing and writing hit songs for artists such as Elvis Presley since the 1950s...

A Hemlock Essay

A few years ago, while backpacking through Olympic National Park, I crossed paths with a fellow Easterner who hailed from Washington, DC...

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Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Guidebook

Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Guidebook

Excellent coverage of trails and special use areas, with photographs and clear maps, this is a guidebook that will enhance any outdoor enthusiast’s experience of this national treasure.
“In the Footsteps of Davy Crockett,” Randell Jones. 254 pp. softcover. $15.95. John F. Blair, Publisher, 2006. 1-800-222-9796. www.blairpub.com.

In the Footsteps of Davy Crockett

Author Randell Jones shows Davy Crockett was definitely not “born on a mountain top” in his new “In the Footsteps of Davy Crockett.”
Poison ivy grows not only in rich woods, but also fields, pastures, banks, up trees and along fences.

The Big Itch

Poison ivy is nothing to be trifled with. Years ago, I wrote a column for this magazine called “In Praise of Poison Ivy” – about how its berries keep birds alive in winters when there is little else for them to eat...
“Growing Up Country: What Makes Country Life Country,” Charlie Daniels. 201 p. hardcover. $19.95. Flying Dolphin Press, 2007. 212-362-5125.

Growing Up Country: What Makes Country Life Country

Charlie Daniels, a famous country singer, guitarist and fiddler, grew up in the southern state of North Carolina. Daniels has been performing and writing hit songs for artists such as Elvis Presley since the 1950s...
Flat Top Carolina: Hemlock

A Hemlock Essay

A few years ago, while backpacking through Olympic National Park, I crossed paths with a fellow Easterner who hailed from Washington, DC...
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