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Kurt’s Hikes Ketchup

Here’s where The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All and I have been over recent weeks.

Song of the South

Large Blue Ridge forests may be protecting native songbirds.

Rivers Run Through it: The Rest of the Story

Space considerations precluded the inclusion of some aspects of Angela Minor’s piece on rivers in the July/August 2020 issue. Here, for each river in the piece, is information on species and history.

The Good Mountain Mutt – Close to You

Little changes in your daily routine can build into something that improves your whole life.

Birds of the Blue Ridge: Rose-breasted Grosbeak

These handsomely dressed males enjoy the sunflowers, safflowers and raw peanuts at feeders; consume a range of insects (including helping potato farms by eating harmful beetles and larvae); and feed on berries and fruits.

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Kurt’s Hikes Ketchup

Here’s where The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All and I have been over recent weeks.
Barn swallows like to perch on wires.

Song of the South

Large Blue Ridge forests may be protecting native songbirds.
The Tuckasegee River of North Carolina has its headwaters on 10,000 acres of public lands.

Rivers Run Through it: The Rest of the Story

Space considerations precluded the inclusion of some aspects of Angela Minor’s piece on rivers in the July/August 2020 issue. Here, for each river in the piece, is information on species and history.
Patrick and Doggy

The Good Mountain Mutt – Close to You

Little changes in your daily routine can build into something that improves your whole life.
A male Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Birds of the Blue Ridge: Rose-breasted Grosbeak

These handsomely dressed males enjoy the sunflowers, safflowers and raw peanuts at feeders; consume a range of insects (including helping potato farms by eating harmful beetles and larvae); and feed on berries and fruits.
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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
Creature Feature

Monarch Mimickers

It’s easy to mistake other orange species for the king of fall butterflies.

August 26, 2026
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
©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.

June 29, 2026

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