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Kurt’s Hikes

CURRENT Kurt’s Hikes

Seeking Seashells and Sunrises

Southern North Carolina Coast beach walks. About 12 miles total.

Oh To Live On… Chigger Mountain

Va. 614 from Appalachian Trail crossing to Little Cove Mountain Trail to AT back to 614 at Jennings Creek. 7.8 miles. (Our total for the day was about 9.3, given a foolish 1.5-mile detour.)

A Pretty Waterfall Trail in Roanoke

Bottom Creek Gorge Nature Preserve trails. 5.2 miles

Swimming Hole Just Past the Crazy-Looking Trees

Lower Hoop Hole loop. 4 miles.

Trail Signs: The President Was Here?

Dragon's Tooth Trail to Appalachian Trail; AT to Dragon's Tooth and back. 5.2 miles.

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Cloudless sulphur butterflies head north just above the dune line at Carolina Beach.

Seeking Seashells and Sunrises

Southern North Carolina Coast beach walks. About 12 miles total.
The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All with black dog and orange mushrooms, and taking a respite from chigger dismay.

Oh To Live On… Chigger Mountain

Va. 614 from Appalachian Trail crossing to Little Cove Mountain Trail to AT back to 614 at Jennings Creek. 7.8 miles. (Our total for the day was about 9.3, given a foolish 1.5-mile detour.)
Yes, it's there... Bent Mountain Falls, there behind the trees.

A Pretty Waterfall Trail in Roanoke

Bottom Creek Gorge Nature Preserve trails. 5.2 miles
Left: Aden and Matthew prepare to jump again. Right: What better place for lunch than your own boulder tucked away on the hillside.

Swimming Hole Just Past the Crazy-Looking Trees

Lower Hoop Hole loop. 4 miles.
Apparently one way Americans are being put to work is through putting up a lot of signs in the woods.

Trail Signs: The President Was Here?

Dragon's Tooth Trail to Appalachian Trail; AT to Dragon's Tooth and back. 5.2 miles.
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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
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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