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Kurt’s Hikes: July 2016

Check out BRC Editor Kurt's hikes taken in July, including a great family photo!

Meet “The Real Hiking Viking”

Tom Gathman reflects on his unsupported solo thru-hike of all 2,180 miles of the Appalachian Trail in the depths of winter.

Our Favorite Facebook Photos: 8/5/16

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Our Favorite Facebook Photos: 7/29/16

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Seeing Southern: Watching Paint Dry

If you've traveled in the South, you've passed a "See Rock City" barn. Once there were 900 barns; today, only 62 remain. Rock City, with the help of the land owners and H & M Painting, are making sure that history is preserved - one

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This assemblage of pretty people at Kure Beach limited our hiking for the July 16-22 week to a series of pretty short beach walks.

Kurt’s Hikes: July 2016

Check out BRC Editor Kurt's hikes taken in July, including a great family photo!
Tom Gathman, a.k.a. "The Real Hiking Viking"

Meet “The Real Hiking Viking”

Tom Gathman reflects on his unsupported solo thru-hike of all 2,180 miles of the Appalachian Trail in the depths of winter.
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Our Favorite Facebook Photos: 8/5/16

Ready to see week 110 of our Favorite Facebook photos? Tell us your favorite shot in the comments!
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Our Favorite Facebook Photos: 7/29/16

Ready to see week 109 of our Favorite Facebook photos? Tell us your favorite shot in the comments!
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Seeing Southern: Watching Paint Dry

If you've traveled in the South, you've passed a "See Rock City" barn. Once there were 900 barns; today, only 62 remain. Rock City, with the help of the land owners and H & M Painting, are making sure that history is preserved - one barn at a time.
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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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