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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.

Birds, Wildflowers: Ageing In

A boy in the woods with his parents is not thinking about trying to call a bird or identify a flower. No, years must ripen to allow such appreciations.

Big Rocks and Other Natural Wonders

Plus a sneak peek at new content in this and the rest of our 2018 issues.

Stringing the Beans: A Practice Lost?

How to honor your grandmother by confessing to your carelessness.

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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.
Bluets along the trail are a welcome to springtime.

Birds, Wildflowers: Ageing In

A boy in the woods with his parents is not thinking about trying to call a bird or identify a flower. No, years must ripen to allow such appreciations.
The big rocks atop Virginia's Mt. Pleasant make for great viewing.

Big Rocks and Other Natural Wonders

Plus a sneak peek at new content in this and the rest of our 2018 issues.
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Stringing the Beans: A Practice Lost?

How to honor your grandmother by confessing to your carelessness.
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