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The Good Mountain Mutt – Jumping: Ignore the Crazy

Dogs usually jump up for one of two reasons. One, they’re excited and want your attention or two, they’re unsure of the situation and they’re jumping to physically dispel their anxiety.

October’s Wild Edible: Summer Grapes

Every autumn from late September to mid-October my wife Elaine and I prowl the backroads of Botetourt County, Virginia searching for this fruit.

It’s More Than a Promise. It’s a PACT.

PACT is Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County's commitment to keeping your family safe during 2020.

Birds of the Blue Ridge: Wood Duck

Swift in flight and fleet of foot in the branches, the wood duck can be seen year-round and/or during breeding season across the Blue Ridge and a large swath of North America.

The Good Mountain Mutt – Rover and Retirees

What to do with all that free time now that you’re officially retired and living the life? Get a dog. Here’s why.

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Oney's jumping days are behind him.

The Good Mountain Mutt – Jumping: Ignore the Crazy

Dogs usually jump up for one of two reasons.  One, they’re excited and want your attention or two, they’re unsure of the situation and they’re jumping to physically dispel their anxiety.
Summer grapes often grow along country roads like this one in Botetourt County, Virginia.

October’s Wild Edible: Summer Grapes

Every autumn from late September to mid-October my wife Elaine and I prowl the backroads of Botetourt County, Virginia searching for this fruit.
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It’s More Than a Promise. It’s a PACT.

PACT is Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County's commitment to keeping your family safe during 2020.
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Birds of the Blue Ridge: Wood Duck

Swift in flight and fleet of foot in the branches, the wood duck can be seen year-round and/or during breeding season across the Blue Ridge and a large swath of North America.
Joe, asleep and close up

The Good Mountain Mutt – Rover and Retirees

What to do with all that free time now that you’re officially retired and living the life? Get a dog. Here’s why.
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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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