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The Mountain Q&A – James Harrison: Merging the Epic and the Personal

He’s the architect of “Semester-A-Trail” and outdoor director at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia—the only college in the nation offering academic credit for a semester on the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail.

Richard Wells: The Founder of this Magazine Looks Back

Usually our Mountain Q & A asks multiple questions. For this 35th anniversary issue we’ve asked our founder and publisher just one: Would you tell us about the background, conception and realization of Blue Ridge Country?

The Mountain Q&A – Tracy Swartout: ‘Coming Home’ to the Parkway

Tracy Swartout, the Blue Ridge Parkway’s first female superintendent, was deputy superintendent at Mount Rainier National Park, superintendent at Congaree National Park and was the southeast region’s superintendent of the year in 2012.

The Mountain Q&A – Carol Evans: East Tennessee Parks Champion

As executive director of Legacy Parks Foundation, Carol Evans helps East Tennesseans get outside and play by connecting the urban and the wild.

The Mountain Q&A – Harris Prevost: Servant to Grandfather Mountain

Harris Prevost is former vice president of Grandfather Mountain and continues to serve after 50 years, saying “running the mountain was never work.”

Current Issue

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The Mountain Q&A – James Harrison: Merging the Epic and the Personal

He’s the architect of “Semester-A-Trail” and outdoor director at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia—the only college in the nation offering academic credit for a semester on the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail.
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Richard Wells: The Founder of this Magazine Looks Back

Usually our Mountain Q & A asks multiple questions. For this 35th anniversary issue we’ve asked our founder and publisher just one: Would you tell us about the background, conception and realization of Blue Ridge Country?
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The Mountain Q&A – Tracy Swartout: ‘Coming Home’ to the Parkway

Tracy Swartout, the Blue Ridge Parkway’s first female superintendent, was deputy superintendent at Mount Rainier National Park, superintendent at Congaree National Park and was the southeast region’s superintendent of the year in 2012.
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The Mountain Q&A – Carol Evans: East Tennessee Parks Champion

As executive director of Legacy Parks Foundation, Carol Evans helps East Tennesseans get outside and play by connecting the urban and the wild.
Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, a nature preserve and attraction at 5,946 feet, is also known for its mile-high swinging bridge, America’s highest suspension footbridge.

The Mountain Q&A – Harris Prevost: Servant to Grandfather Mountain

Harris Prevost is former vice president of Grandfather Mountain and continues to serve after 50 years, saying “running the mountain was never work.”
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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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