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Book Note – Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs

by Sally Mann. Little, Brown & Company, 2015. 482 pp.

Exploring 29 Falls: The WVA Waterfalls Trail

West Virginia also adds a second driving route to its Mountain Rides program.

Book Note: Pine Gap, by Brooks Rexroat

There aren’t a lot of surprises in Brooks Rexroat’s novel, Pine Gap. But sometimes a read that carries us across rough water to a gentle landing is just what we need.

New Land Protections in NC and VA

Groups in Western North Carolina and Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley work to preserve public lands.

Fluorescent Fun in Little Switzerland, NC

Nighttime glows make for psychedelic shows.

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Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs, by Sally Mann. Little, Brown & Company, 2015. 482 pp.

Book Note – Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs

by Sally Mann. Little, Brown & Company, 2015. 482 pp.
The Falls of Hills Creek is one of 29 stops on the new West Virginia Waterfalls Trail.

Exploring 29 Falls: The WVA Waterfalls Trail

West Virginia also adds a second driving route to its Mountain Rides program.
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Book Note: Pine Gap, by Brooks Rexroat

There aren’t a lot of surprises in Brooks Rexroat’s novel, Pine Gap. But sometimes a read that carries us across rough water to a gentle landing is just what we need.
Virginia senators’ Shenandoah Mountain Act works to protect 92,000 acres as a special scenic area.

New Land Protections in NC and VA

Groups in Western North Carolina and Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley work to preserve public lands.
Shortwave ultraviolet light transforms Emerald Village into a colorful night spectacle.

Fluorescent Fun in Little Switzerland, NC

Nighttime glows make for psychedelic shows.
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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
Creature Feature

Monarch Mimickers

It’s easy to mistake other orange species for the king of fall butterflies.

August 26, 2026
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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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

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