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From the Editor: Army-Surplus Canteens and Packs – Keeping the Old Ways Alive (or not)

The accoutrements for hiking have changed over the years, but remnants of the old ways remain.

From the Editor: The Photo

You’re out doing something you love, and somebody gets a candid shot of it? Might be the best kind of photo there is.

Towns: Finding the Heart and Soul

The magazine debuts a new column this issue—one that goes deep inside the places where we live, the places we come to love.

From the Editor: Staengls Rule! A 30-year Serendipity

What are the chances of a story in our first issue having a completely unplanned family tie to one in this 30th Anniversary issue? Maybe pretty good once you consider that family’s commitment to the region we love.

Best of the Mountains: Walking on Sunshine

As our readers weigh in with their picks in many categories, here are five personal picks for the great walks in the mountains.

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The Appalachian Trail shelter in this 1955 photo is strongly suggestive of old ways remaining alive today; the chair and the packs not so much. Kurt Rheinheimer (green hat), here with his late father, also seems to have changed a bit over those years.

From the Editor: Army-Surplus Canteens and Packs – Keeping the Old Ways Alive (or not)

The accoutrements for hiking have changed over the years, but remnants of the old ways remain.
The magic of a candid photo is even more poignant when it’s against a backdrop of Virginia mountains and sky.

From the Editor: The Photo

You’re out doing something you love, and somebody gets a candid shot of it? Might be the best kind of photo there is.
Part of Radford, Virginia’s charm is the Riverway in Bissett Park along the New River.

Towns: Finding the Heart and Soul

The magazine debuts a new column this issue—one that goes deep inside the places where we live, the places we come to love.
A family in 1988. From left: Galen, Luke, Anita, and Aaron Staengl (from this magazine’s inaugural issue).

From the Editor: Staengls Rule! A 30-year Serendipity

What are the chances of a story in our first issue having a completely unplanned family tie to one in this 30th Anniversary issue? Maybe pretty good once you consider that family’s commitment to the region we love.
Virginia’s Cold Mountain is a timelessly great walk, as witnessed by Editor Kurt Rheinheimer upon its bald around the time of the magazine’s 20th anniversary.

Best of the Mountains: Walking on Sunshine

As our readers weigh in with their picks in many categories, here are five personal picks for the great walks in the mountains.
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Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

May 1, 2026

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