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PFC Lloyd Carter, Athens, Georgia

Seeing Southern: D-Day, Changing History

A life-time ago in 1941, Lloyd Carter plowed the fields in rural Georgia and milked cows for the University of Georgia. in June, 1944, he lay on Omaha Beach in France, shot in the arm, wondering what it would be like to be plowing fields once again.
Sunrise at Julian Price Lake.

Our Favorite Facebook Photos: 5/23/14

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Big Walker Lookout: Wytheville, VA

Our Favorite Facebook Photos: 5/16/14

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Pretty girl, ugly paint (far left) on AT above Carvins Cove.

Graffiti at a Favorite Spot

Hike: May 5, 2014 Appalachian Trail from Daleville to Carvins Cove viewpoint and back. 5.6 miles.
Lee and Lincoln discussing the war at the Battle of Tunnel Hill

Seeing Southern: The Civil War Through Fresh Eyes

It was a miserable day. Sheets of rain pummeled from all sides as I attempted to walk through puddles of red Georgia clay. I balanced my camera underneath its protective black garage bag as I shimmied through hordes of people. Finally, I positioned m

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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.

©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.

Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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