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Adventures at the Owl Box

If you live in a neighborhood and have a longing to photograph owls, one solution is to build a split-log house as a lure and hope for the best.

How Does Her Garden Grow?

Kati Blalock tends anemones to zinnias at her East Tennessee flower farm.

21 Natural Wonders in 7 States

Mountains, caves, falls and other formations of nature create the lure. We have the added attractions, eats and sleeps as well. And, for each state, a softer wonder—a great wildflower walk.

The ‘Mine or Move’ Choice Solved? Love, Land and Survival

For centuries, many Appalachian people have faced a dilemma: Either parcel off family land to industry or leave the mountains. A restoration program is helping to address that sad choice.

The Cloudland Hotel: 19th Century Luxury at 6,400 Feet

In 1885 on the Tennessee/North Carolina border atop Roan Mountain, there opened a luxury resort that drew the likes of Henry Ford.

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It took six weeks, but then an eastern screech owl showed up at the structure Ryan Rice created with that hope.

Adventures at the Owl Box

If you live in a neighborhood and have a longing to photograph owls, one solution is to build a split-log house as a lure and hope for the best.
Kati Blalock says of her second career, “As long as what you’re doing is what you’re passionate about, then it’s worth it.”

How Does Her Garden Grow?

Kati Blalock tends anemones to zinnias at her East Tennessee flower farm.
Virginia’s McAfee Knob, on the Appalachian Trail near Roanoke, offers 270-degree views including the Peaks of Otter (twin peaks on horizon to the right of the hiker).

21 Natural Wonders in 7 States

Mountains, caves, falls and other formations of nature create the lure. We have the added attractions, eats and sleeps as well. And, for each state, a softer wonder—a great wildflower walk.
Lee Bryant surveys his 600-acre property in Kentucky.

The ‘Mine or Move’ Choice Solved? Love, Land and Survival

For centuries, many Appalachian people have faced a dilemma: Either parcel off family land to industry or leave the mountains. A restoration program is helping to address that sad choice.
The Cloudland was a 166-room resort.

The Cloudland Hotel: 19th Century Luxury at 6,400 Feet

In 1885 on the Tennessee/North Carolina border atop Roan Mountain, there opened a luxury resort that drew the likes of Henry Ford.
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