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Classic Climbs Afoot and Finishing up the New River Trail Awheel

Kurt’s Hikes: February – 15 Years!

The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All has been out there every dang weekend since, well, forever. No guy is luckier than I.

Kurt’s Hikes: January 2019

Kurt’s Hikes: December 2018

Mostly ‘Round Town to End Roanoke’s Rainiest Year Ever

Kurt’s Hikes: October-November 2018

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Flat Top 3/2/19: As the day warmed toward the summit, ice on tree limbs from the night before accumulated on the ground.

Classic Climbs Afoot and Finishing up the New River Trail Awheel

The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All, 15 years at it, up on McAfee Knob.

Kurt’s Hikes: February – 15 Years!

The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All has been out there every dang weekend since, well, forever. No guy is luckier than I.
We decided this view was good enough to be Hemlock Point, whatever the identity of the evergreens.

Kurt’s Hikes: January 2019

A doggie’s Christmas Day beside the waters of a full Carvins Cove.

Kurt’s Hikes: December 2018

Mostly ‘Round Town to End Roanoke’s Rainiest Year Ever
October 7, along the Tinker Creek Greenway toward Carvins Cove, Gail took a series of mushroom shots.

Kurt’s Hikes: October-November 2018

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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.

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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.

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Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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