Kurt’s Hikes

CURRENT Kurt’s Hikes

The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All and her dog, Cookie, make their way along the Hotel Trail.

The Wonderful Versatility of Carvins Cove

Hike: February 23, 2020: Hotel and Buck trails out and back to Brushy Mountain. 5 miles.
The sturdy bridges are part of what makes the Apple Orchard Falls Trail a beauty.

16 Years?!

Yes, it was indeed February 14, 2004 when the to-become-Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All asked if we shouldn’t do something different for Valentine’s Day.
The Day Hiker overlooks Rocky Mount on a gray day along Grassy Hill's ridge line.

Easy and Empty

Hike: February 8, 2020
The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All pauses at the intersection of the Star and Monument trails before heading on around the mountain toward breakfast.

Cold Urban Walk to . . Breakfast!

A First for Us . . .

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