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Lots of Carvins Cove and a Bit of the Shenandoah

Kurt's April hikes include plenty of Carvins Cove, along with other great spots.

Mostly Local

A favorite walk and beautiful spring views make Kurt's March hikes terrific ones.

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home - back to where it all began: my first assignment for Blue Ridge Country.

Bobcats! (Not)

Kurt's February hikes included a Valentine's hike, frozen waterfalls and ... a bobcat?!

Seeing Southern: The Super Bowl . . . of Sorts

The Super Bowl has nothing on these guys. Instead of a stadium and a football, you've got a ski slope, an outhouse and hundreds of your best friends cheering you toward the finish line. Experience the Outhouse Races in Sapphire, North Carolina.

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April 1: A girl and her dog at Carvins Cove.

Lots of Carvins Cove and a Bit of the Shenandoah

Kurt's April hikes include plenty of Carvins Cove, along with other great spots.
The pretty view onto Carvins Cove from an otherwise empty picnic area (3/17/18).

Mostly Local

A favorite walk and beautiful spring views make Kurt's March hikes terrific ones.
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Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home - back to where it all began: my first assignment for Blue Ridge Country.
Gail at The Cascades, before the snow got deep enough to reveal . .. cat tracks!

Bobcats! (Not)

Kurt's February hikes included a Valentine's hike, frozen waterfalls and ... a bobcat?!
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Seeing Southern: The Super Bowl . . . of Sorts

The Super Bowl has nothing on these guys. Instead of a stadium and a football, you've got a ski slope, an outhouse and hundreds of your best friends cheering you toward the finish line. Experience the Outhouse Races in Sapphire, North Carolina.
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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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