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Kurt’s Hikes

CURRENT Kurt’s Hikes

Warming up in the Cold on Poor Mountain

Trails of Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve. 3.8 miles.

The Joys of McAfee

Appalachian Trail from Va. 311 to McAfee Knob and back. 7.4 miles.

Out of the Nip, into the Chips

Our house to Alejandro's Restaurant and back. About 6.5 miles.

Five Men Walking into a Different Season

Long ago, as early as the 1930s when he was a young man, the great-grandfather/grandfather/father of the men on this overnight hike began a hiking life that spanned parts of eight decades and pieces of the Appalachian Trail in most of its 14 states.

Urban Loop Pleasures, Treasures and Measures

From home along the Murray Run Greenway, Winding Way Road to Tanglewood Mall and all around it like geezer mall walkers; Franklin Road and Brandon Ave back home. About 6 miles

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Small falls, old man, black dog in the cold in Poor Mountain Reserve, 3/3/13.

Warming up in the Cold on Poor Mountain

Trails of Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve. 3.8 miles.
Kurt, Gail and Cookie on McAfee Knob, with the Peaks of Otter behind them on the horizon, 2/24/13; 9 years and one week into the hiking oddity.

The Joys of McAfee

Appalachian Trail from Va. 311 to McAfee Knob and back. 7.4 miles.

Out of the Nip, into the Chips

Our house to Alejandro's Restaurant and back. About 6.5 miles.
Matthew and Aden as we were transitioning from fall to winter.

Five Men Walking into a Different Season

Long ago, as early as the 1930s when he was a young man, the great-grandfather/grandfather/father of the men on this overnight hike began a hiking life that spanned parts of eight decades and pieces of the Appalachian Trail in most of its 14 states.

Urban Loop Pleasures, Treasures and Measures

From home along the Murray Run Greenway, Winding Way Road to Tanglewood Mall and all around it like geezer mall walkers; Franklin Road and Brandon Ave back home. About 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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