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October’s Wild Edible: Black Cherries

Along the driveway leading to Elaine’s and my Botetourt County, Virginia home lies a black cherry tree (Prunus serotina).

A Warm Holiday Welcome to Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County

We're excited about your visit to Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County, Virginia this holiday season. In fact, we've been preparing for months.

Hardy County West Virginia: A Welcoming Retreat in the Potomac Highlands

Escape to the mountains for a long relaxing weekend as the season begins its shift to fall colors, cool breezes, and charming small-town festivals.

Waterfall Wednesday: Cathedral Falls – Where Water Meets Wonder

Cathedral Falls is a beautifully tiered, 60-foot waterfall nestled along the side of a mountain near the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia.

Waterfall Wednesday: Double Falls – Kentucky’s Best-Kept Secret

Hidden deep in the Daniel Boone National Forest, tucked away in London, Kentucky, resides Kentucky's most beautiful waterfalls.

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Wild black cherries growing along a road in Botetourt County, Virginia.

October’s Wild Edible: Black Cherries

Along the driveway leading to Elaine’s and my Botetourt County, Virginia home lies a black cherry tree (Prunus serotina).
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A Warm Holiday Welcome to Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County

We're excited about your visit to Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County, Virginia this holiday season. In fact, we've been preparing for months.
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Hardy County West Virginia: A Welcoming Retreat in the Potomac Highlands

Escape to the mountains for a long relaxing weekend as the season begins its shift to fall colors, cool breezes, and charming small-town festivals.
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Waterfall Wednesday: Cathedral Falls – Where Water Meets Wonder

Cathedral Falls is a beautifully tiered, 60-foot waterfall nestled along the side of a mountain near the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia.
Double Falls

Waterfall Wednesday: Double Falls – Kentucky’s Best-Kept Secret

Hidden deep in the Daniel Boone National Forest, tucked away in London, Kentucky, resides Kentucky's most beautiful waterfalls.
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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
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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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