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Curios: Twin Poplars – 1737 Tribal Settlement?

Legend has it that after a weeklong battle, the Catawba and Cherokee tribes settled a territorial dispute and joined two trees to commemorate the peace.

Photo Essay: The Beauty of the Cold Season

When the mountains turn cold and snowy, our contributing photographers pull on the boots and head out.

Portraits of Nature

Landscape artist Robert Tino captures the character of the Great Smoky Mountains in oil paintings.

Vote for the Best of Blue Ridge Country!

Got a favorite waterfall? Or small mountain town? We want to know about it! Cast your votes today and enter for a chance to win a $250 gift card!

Foxes at Play: A Photo Essay

It was a photographer’s good luck and privilege to get an invitation to capture images of a family of foxes living in an east Tennessee barn.

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Tim Green stands beneath the Twin Poplars of Caldwell County, North Carolina, which legend has were joined together in 1737.

Curios: Twin Poplars – 1737 Tribal Settlement?

Legend has it that after a weeklong battle, the Catawba and Cherokee tribes settled a territorial dispute and joined two trees to commemorate the peace.
Location: Cedar Rock Falls in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest. From the photographer: “The icicles decorate the rock to create a unique wintertime image.”

Photo Essay: The Beauty of the Cold Season

When the mountains turn cold and snowy, our contributing photographers pull on the boots and head out.
Robert Tino counts an immature listening to Black Sabbath among his influences.

Portraits of Nature

Landscape artist Robert Tino captures the character of the Great Smoky Mountains in oil paintings.
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Vote for the Best of Blue Ridge Country!

Got a favorite waterfall? Or small mountain town? We want to know about it! Cast your votes today and enter for a chance to win a $250 gift card!
Two young kits playfully “fight.” This rough play helps them learn to survive and establishes dominance from a young age.

Foxes at Play: A Photo Essay

It was a photographer’s good luck and privilege to get an invitation to capture images of a family of foxes living in an east Tennessee barn.
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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
©Duncan Seaman
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
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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