Kurt’s Hikes

CURRENT Kurt’s Hikes

The Greatest Day Hiker . . . well, Sometimes

Kurt's December 2014 hikes.
Kurt at Honeygo Run Park

Sun on the Rocks

Kurt's November 2014 hikes.

Seriously Slacker Month

Four hikes in the month of October 2014.

Pretty Local, Pretty Easy

Kurt gives the highlights of his September hikes.
Matthew and Lily on Dolly Sods, August, 2014

Hikes Large and Small: Top o’ the Sod and, to the Mall

Kurt's roundup of August 2014 hikes.

Departments

Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
Creature Feature

Monarch Mimickers

It’s easy to mistake other orange species for the king of fall butterflies.

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.

©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.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS