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Kurt’s Hikes

CURRENT Kurt’s Hikes

Two Old Faves to Finish Up the Year

December 21: Chestnut Ridge Loop Trail near Roanoke. 5.4 miles. December 27: Appalachian Trail to McAfee Knob from Va. 311 and back. 7.4 miles.

Two New Trails for Us!

Mill Mountain Trails (Star, Woodthrush, Ridgeline, Riser, Big Sunny, Mill Mountain Greenway, Watchtower, Star loop); about 5.5 miles

Big Ol’ Hikes Ketchup

Yes, to the one person – no names, but the initials are my brother Eric – yes, we have been keeping up the hikes oddity if not the hikes recording. Just for the rekkid, brief synopses of the walks of those weeks:

Fall Hikes: Urban, Preserves, Appalachian Trail

Three fall hikes.

No Bear, But Good Beef

Appalachian Trail from Daleville to Carvins Cove overlook and back 5.6 miles.

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Two Old Faves to Finish Up the Year

December 21: Chestnut Ridge Loop Trail near Roanoke. 5.4 miles. December 27: Appalachian Trail to McAfee Knob from Va. 311 and back. 7.4 miles.
The old black Chevrolet was allegedly found along the wide trail in the '60s and pushed down the hill to where it has rested and rusted ever since.

Two New Trails for Us!

Mill Mountain Trails (Star, Woodthrush, Ridgeline, Riser, Big Sunny, Mill Mountain Greenway, Watchtower, Star loop); about 5.5 miles
Papa and Ava November 17, 2013, when she was up to nearly 5 pounds (from her 1 pound, 1.2 ounce birth weight).

Big Ol’ Hikes Ketchup

Yes, to the one person – no names, but the initials are my brother Eric – yes, we have been keeping up the hikes oddity if not the hikes recording. Just for the rekkid, brief synopses of the walks of those weeks:
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Fall Hikes: Urban, Preserves, Appalachian Trail

Three fall hikes.
Cookie and Gail at AT overlook of Carvins Cove, 9/22/13.

No Bear, But Good Beef

Appalachian Trail from Daleville to Carvins Cove overlook and back 5.6 miles.
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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.

August 26, 2026
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

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