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Gail reaching for the wacky phone on the Hi Dee Ho Trail.

Back in the Virginia Mountains

Well, the non-St. John March hikes, and may this collective set get me back to better timeliness in write-ups for the countless millions who await them.
The view from our back porch at Coconut Coast Villas.

The Hikes of St. John Island

You could be one of the luckiest guys there is if you had a girl who would walk with you – rain, snow, cold, wind – weekend after weekend, season after season, for 10 years.
Kevin Costner & Modern West

Kevin Costner & Modern West

One of our writers had the opportunity to interview Kevin Costner & Modern West - read our interview here, including a brief note on Costner's involvement with the famous Hatfields & McCoys miniseries.
Kurt and Gail at Apple Orchard Falls 2/23/14.

February 2014 Hikes, Well, at Least Till St. John

Time to catch up on many hikes taken but not recorded, with a hope to get back to weekly posts if I do get caught up.
The Franklin Restaurant

Sunday Morning Drive Leads to Down-Home Comfort-Food

On a whim, Caroline wound up finding the Franklin Restaurant, a small-town, comfort food restaurant with great prices and big selection.

Departments

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
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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