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The Wannabe Chef: Healthy Sweet Potato Skins

Our Wannabe Chef learns to make a sweet potato skin using chickpeas and other healthy ingredients.

Local Appalachian Hiker Raises Sandy Donations

Christine Baker and her dog Jesse set off on a 6-month, 2,180-mile hike of the Appalachian Trail back in May. They are at the 800-mile mark and encouraging donations to Hurricane Sandy victims.

Lazy Baker: Pizza Sandwich

Our "Lazy Baker" shows you how to make a simple, quick, yummy dinner!

New Trail! Walking to Carvins Cove

Roanoke's Tinker Creek Greenway from near Plantation Road to Carvins Cove boat dock and back. 5 miles.

Roaring Run Hikette

Roaring Run Creekside Trail to falls and back. 1.2 miles.

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The Wannabe Chef: Healthy Sweet Potato Skins

Our Wannabe Chef learns to make a sweet potato skin using chickpeas and other healthy ingredients.
Christine Baker and her dog Jesse set off on a 6-month, 2,180-mile hike of the Appalachian Trail back in May. They are encouraging donations to Hurricane Sandy victims through Walk4Good.

Local Appalachian Hiker Raises Sandy Donations

Christine Baker and her dog Jesse set off on a 6-month, 2,180-mile hike of the Appalachian Trail back in May. They are at the 800-mile mark and encouraging donations to Hurricane Sandy victims.
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Lazy Baker: Pizza Sandwich

Our "Lazy Baker" shows you how to make a simple, quick, yummy dinner!
Carvins Cove was down about six feet at the end of October, 2012.

New Trail! Walking to Carvins Cove

Roanoke's Tinker Creek Greenway from near Plantation Road to Carvins Cove boat dock and back. 5 miles.
Grayson tries to master the water bladder at the end of the hike as Lily smiles at having done the walk.

Roaring Run Hikette

Roaring Run Creekside Trail to falls and back. 1.2 miles.
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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.

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
Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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