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The Fine View from Fullers Rocks

Hike, March 1, 2020: Little Rocky Row Trail to Appalachian Trail to Fullers Rocks and back. 6.2 miles.

The Wonderful Versatility of Carvins Cove

Hike: February 23, 2020: Hotel and Buck trails out and back to Brushy Mountain. 5 miles.

Web Extra: Joe’s Journey to Mount Airy

Motoring into Mount Airy, North Carolina, I'm amazed at the buzz of traffic on a Friday afternoon in this Tarheel town. But, I find, there's even more of a boom in business on Saturday morning when a vintage car show rolls down Main Street.

Su’s Freebie Pick: Americana Afternoons at Floyd Country Store

Floyd Country Store is a landmark on Southwest Virginia’s Crooked Road music heritage trail. For 100 years, music has been reverberating from this main street mainstay.

16 Years?!

Yes, it was indeed February 14, 2004 when the to-become-Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All asked if we shouldn’t do something different for Valentine’s Day.

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The view from Fullers Rocks onto the James River and, beyond on the horizon, Apple Orchard Mountain.

The Fine View from Fullers Rocks

Hike, March 1, 2020: Little Rocky Row Trail to Appalachian Trail to Fullers Rocks and back. 6.2 miles.
The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All and her dog, Cookie, make their way along the Hotel Trail.

The Wonderful Versatility of Carvins Cove

Hike: February 23, 2020: Hotel and Buck trails out and back to Brushy Mountain. 5 miles.
The Andy and Opie statue at The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, North Carolina

Web Extra: Joe’s Journey to Mount Airy

Motoring into Mount Airy, North Carolina, I'm amazed at the buzz of traffic on a Friday afternoon in this Tarheel town. But, I find, there's even more of a boom in business on Saturday morning when a vintage car show rolls down Main Street.
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Su’s Freebie Pick: Americana Afternoons at Floyd Country Store

Floyd Country Store is a landmark on Southwest Virginia’s Crooked Road music heritage trail. For 100 years, music has been reverberating from this main street mainstay.
The sturdy bridges are part of what makes the Apple Orchard Falls Trail a beauty.

16 Years?!

Yes, it was indeed February 14, 2004 when the to-become-Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All asked if we shouldn’t do something different for Valentine’s Day.
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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
©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
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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