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Gifts of the Land: Young Grandsons Explore – First Discovery of Spring Wildflowers

One of the charms of living on 38 wooded acres is the wide-eyed reaction of a 7- and a 5-year-old to their first identifying of the land’s many wildflowers.

Gifts of the Land: Snow Day

Part of the white-day experience is identifying animal tracks.

The Day of the Walnuts: Grandsons Across the Hollow

“Grandchildren are children only once,” might well be the theme of our new columnist.

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Sam and Eli pause in their spring wildflower searches for a break on their favorite sitting log.

Gifts of the Land: Young Grandsons Explore – First Discovery of Spring Wildflowers

One of the charms of living on 38 wooded acres is the wide-eyed reaction of a 7- and a 5-year-old to their first identifying of the land’s many wildflowers.
Sam, Granddad and Eli marvel at a sign of wildlife left in the new snow.

Gifts of the Land: Snow Day

Part of the white-day experience is identifying animal tracks.
Sam and Eli Reynolds assist Elaine Ingram in preparing pawpaw/wild black walnut bread.

The Day of the Walnuts: Grandsons Across the Hollow

“Grandchildren are children only once,” might well be the theme of our new columnist.
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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.

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