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Here’s where The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All and I have been over recent weeks.

Strange Walks

Hikes of April and early may

Seeking Lonesome

Hikes, March 2020

Walking through the month the world changed

The Fine View from Fullers Rocks

Hike, March 1, 2020: Little Rocky Row Trail to Appalachian Trail to Fullers Rocks and back. 6.2 miles.

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Kurt’s Hikes Ketchup

Here’s where The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All and I have been over recent weeks.
Gail along the Glenwood Horse Trail, May, 2020.

Strange Walks

Hikes of April and early may
Kurt and Cookie along the lonesome Glenwood Horse Trail

Seeking Lonesome

The view from Fullers Rocks onto the James River and, beyond on the horizon, Apple Orchard Mountain.

Hikes, March 2020

Walking through the month the world changed
The view from Fullers Rocks onto the James River and, beyond on the horizon, Apple Orchard Mountain.

The Fine View from Fullers Rocks

Hike, March 1, 2020: Little Rocky Row Trail to Appalachian Trail to Fullers Rocks and back. 6.2 miles.
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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
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Monarch Mimickers

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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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