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On the way to Buzzard Rocks.

Easy Vacation Hikes

As a part of a journey to Baltimore to visit my brother and see the Birds, and then on to Ocean City, Md., The Day Hiker got off pretty easy two hikes in a row.
Gen XY Cover Photo

25 Gen-X and Gen-Y People Making a Difference

If you enjoyed Cara Modisett's July/August 2013 story about 25 Gen-X and Gen-Yers changing the mountains for the better, here are even more interviews and content we didn't have room to bring you in the magazine!

Inside FloydFest

View a behind-the-scenes video and enjoy audio clips of Ricky Skaggs and Conspirator!
A girl and her dog along the Appalachian Trail.

Of Newts and Thru-Hikers

Appalachian Trail from Black Horse Gap on Blue Ridge Parkway (MP 97.7) to Wilson Creek Shelter and back. 5 miles.

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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