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Guest Column, Beth Macy: The Mountain That Saved My Marriage

Beth Macy, a journalist based in Roanoke, Va., is the author of “Factory Man: How One Furniture-Maker Fought Offshoring, Stayed Local, and Saved an American Town,” (Little, Brown & Co.). It will become an HBO miniseries, produced by Tom Hanks.

Mountain Garden: Going to Seed

The magic of seeds goes beyond their amazing numbers and viability. They’re also, in many cases, simply beautiful.

Creature Feature: Wild Turkey Comeback

Wild turkeys, nearly gone by the early 1900s, began a comeback in the Depression.

Mountain Report: Appalachian Trail to Assess Lands

It will be the most extensive survey of the 2,180-mile trail in its 90-year history.

The Hike: Warriors’ Path Trail Magic

This found hike woke up the veteran distance hiker’s eyes and senses to the beauties around him.

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Beth Macy and Tom Landon on Mill Mountain with rescue dogs Charley and Mavis.

Guest Column, Beth Macy: The Mountain That Saved My Marriage

Beth Macy, a journalist based in Roanoke, Va., is the author of “Factory Man: How One Furniture-Maker Fought Offshoring, Stayed Local, and Saved an American Town,” (Little, Brown & Co.). It will become an HBO miniseries, produced by Tom Hanks.
Top Left: Wingstem’s distinctive seed clusters. Top Right: Milkweed pods releasing fluff-borne seeds to ride the wind. Bottom Left: Seedheads of Queen Anne’s Lacelook like little birds’ nests. Bottom Center: Asters have seeds with fluffy parachutes to carry them on the wind. Bottom Right: The bowed seedhead of torch tithonia (Mexican sunflower)

Mountain Garden: Going to Seed

The magic of seeds goes beyond their amazing numbers and viability. They’re also, in many cases, simply beautiful.
Wild turkeys, nearly gone by the early 1900s, began a comeback in the Depression.

Creature Feature: Wild Turkey Comeback

Wild turkeys, nearly gone by the early 1900s, began a comeback in the Depression.
The A.T. inventory will work to sustain the trail.

Mountain Report: Appalachian Trail to Assess Lands

It will be the most extensive survey of the 2,180-mile trail in its 90-year history.
Hiking in Warriors’ Path State Park in Kingsport, Tenn.

The Hike: Warriors’ Path Trail Magic

This found hike woke up the veteran distance hiker’s eyes and senses to the beauties around him.
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