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The Good Walk: Monticello – Easy Walk, Presidential Delights

Thomas Jefferson’s dedication to walking is palpable as you make the easy walk amid his grounds.

The Good Walk: The Oconaluftee River Trail in Cherokee, North Carolina

The easy 1.5-mile walk to town can be augmented with a bit of exploring once you get there.

The Good Walk: A Perfect Day in South Carolina

The Winding Stairs Trail, especially when paired with a visit to nearby Walhalla, combined the outdoors with learning and dining.

The Good Walk: Kentucky’s Red River Gorge

You can scale your walk just to view the stunning formations, or to get up-close and personal.

The Good Walk: Walking Dahlonega, Georgia – A Gold-Flavored Downtown

Take an easy one-mile walk of the site of America’s first gold rush and be delightfully extended to two miles with the exploration of even more history and culture.

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The 2-mile Saunders-Monticello Trail begins with a boardwalk.

The Good Walk: Monticello – Easy Walk, Presidential Delights

Thomas Jefferson’s dedication to walking is palpable as you make the easy walk amid his grounds.
John E. Davis spent almost two years building his family’s cabin around 1899, now part of the Mountain Farm Museum.

The Good Walk: The Oconaluftee River Trail in Cherokee, North Carolina

The easy 1.5-mile walk to town can be augmented with a bit of exploring once you get there.
Miuka Falls tumbles 75 feet, and is one of two great falls along the Winding Stairs Trail.

The Good Walk: A Perfect Day in South Carolina

The Winding Stairs Trail, especially when paired with a visit to nearby Walhalla, combined the outdoors with learning and dining.
This view of the Double Arch is from the Auxier Ridge Trail.

The Good Walk: Kentucky’s Red River Gorge

You can scale your walk just to view the stunning formations, or to get up-close and personal.
Dahlonega’s locally owned shops and restaurants populate well-maintained buildings dating from the late 1800s.

The Good Walk: Walking Dahlonega, Georgia – A Gold-Flavored Downtown

Take an easy one-mile walk of the site of America’s first gold rush and be delightfully extended to two miles with the exploration of even more history and culture.
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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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