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Kurt and Gail Rheinheimer

Blaze Orange and Rock Hopping

We'd done the Sprouts Run section of this walk as an out-and-back a few weeks back, having failed to find the connection of the Wilson Mountain Trail; so this time, we went up the Wilson Mountain Trail with hopes of completing the loop in that direct
Kurt and Gail Rheinheimer

8 Miles to Barney’s Wall

The Cascades Trail and then the Nature Conservancy Trail to Barney's Wall. 8.0 miles. It was a warmish day with a good smattering of hikers along Little Stony Creek, and an even bigger gathering around the falls.
Kurt and Gail Rheinheimer

Forays East

December 26. The Virginia Beach Boardwalk (mostly from the beach) and back. 4.0 miles. At this time of year, the boardwalk is transformed at night from a promenade for walkers to a slow-ride runway for a steady stream of cars driving beneath and besi
Gail sunning

On the Trail in West Virginia

With time off the week after Christmas, we snuck over to Greenbrier County, W.Va., for two days of hiking built around a stay at the General Lewis Inn.
Gail by the lake

Lake Sherwood loop trail. 10.9 miles.

December 29, 2008. Kate's Mountain loop hike in Greenbrier State Forest, West Virginia. 8.9 miles. With time off the week after Christmas, we snuck over to Greenbrier County, W.Va., for two days of hiking built around a stay at the General Lewis Inn.

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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