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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.

Mill Creek Stories: The Art of the Deal

Wherein man’s best friend goes rogue.

Creature Feature: “Little Red Riding Hood Lied”

Working for Survival. Advocates for endangered red wolves fight to bring them back—and banish stereotypes.

From The Editor: Remembering Audie Murphy

A Monument that Continues to Grow. On Brush Mountain west of Roanoke, Virginia, people place rocks and leave pieces of their lives in honor of a World War II hero and actor.

Our Blue Ridge Towns: 4 Towns, 2 States – One Great Experience

Our columnist went to Landrum, in search of a small town on the rise in Upstate South Carolina. What she didn’t know was that she’d find four such towns in the Carolina Foothills.

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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.
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Mill Creek Stories: The Art of the Deal

Wherein man’s best friend goes rogue.
Endangered red wolves once freely roamed the forests and fields of the Blue Ridge states and as far west as central Texas.

Creature Feature: “Little Red Riding Hood Lied”

Working for Survival. Advocates for endangered red wolves fight to bring them back—and banish stereotypes.
The Murphy monument atop Virginia’s Brush Mountain. Inset: Audie Murphy as Tom Smith from the TV program “Whispering Smith.”

From The Editor: Remembering Audie Murphy

A Monument that Continues to Grow. On Brush Mountain west of Roanoke, Virginia, people place rocks and leave pieces of their lives in honor of a World War II hero and actor.
Downtown Landrum was dark 20 years ago; today, its shops’ offerings include furniture, outdoor gear, antiques, toys and more.

Our Blue Ridge Towns: 4 Towns, 2 States – One Great Experience

Our columnist went to Landrum, in search of a small town on the rise in Upstate South Carolina. What she didn’t know was that she’d find four such towns in the Carolina Foothills.
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Coyote (Canis latrans) wandering out from the forest into the loop road on a summer late morning.
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Critters Crossing! 

States across the Blue Ridge are investing in wildlife crossings to protect animals and improve roadway safety.

September 1, 2026

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