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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.

Easy and Empty

Hike: February 8, 2020

Hike: February 2, 2020

Birds of the Blue Ridge: Chickadees

Of the seven chickadee species in North America, two call the Blue Ridge home – Black-capped (northern region) and Carolina (southern region) with overlap between.

RECIPE: Thinned Down Quiche

"My friends think my secret ingredient is some expensive exotic cheese. But it’s really the zip added by sauerkraut and brown mustard."

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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.
The Day Hiker overlooks Rocky Mount on a gray day along Grassy Hill's ridge line.

Easy and Empty

Hike: February 8, 2020
Old man, Ava and Eric head back after lunch.

Hike: February 2, 2020

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Birds of the Blue Ridge: Chickadees

Of the seven chickadee species in North America, two call the Blue Ridge home – Black-capped (northern region) and Carolina (southern region) with overlap between.
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RECIPE: Thinned Down Quiche

"My friends think my secret ingredient is some expensive exotic cheese. But it’s really the zip added by sauerkraut and brown mustard."
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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
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©Duncan Seaman
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A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

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