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Mountain Real Estate Snapshots: 7 Markets, 7 Different Profiles

Homes and land are generally hot as the proverbial pistol, but a swing around the southern mountains reveals pockets of opportunity.

Photo Essay: Spring Flora & Fauna

New green, new cheeps and peeps—spring is here and our contributing photographers deliver the beauty.

Going Green in the Blue Ridge: Initiatives Across 7 States

From a century-old school to generational farms, from environmental sustainability to clean energy efforts, the mountains are going strong.

Of Porcupines and Salamanders: Meet Jim Schaberl

Jim Schaberl works to protect wildlife from climate change in Shenandoah National Park.

A Valentine’s Day Love Story: the Camp, the Creek and Carolyn Elaine

It’s an old tale—the shy boy, the unattainable girl—but one that brings joy and a warm heart with each new, true telling.

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This distinctive 4,000-square-foot home with views is in Lakemont, Georgia and at press time was listed at $725,000.

Mountain Real Estate Snapshots: 7 Markets, 7 Different Profiles

Homes and land are generally hot as the proverbial pistol, but a swing around the southern mountains reveals pockets of opportunity.
A salamander playing hide-and-go-seek in the mossy forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Photo Essay: Spring Flora & Fauna

New green, new cheeps and peeps—spring is here and our contributing photographers deliver the beauty.
The Friends group for West Virginia’s Blackwater Canyon is dedicated to keeping the 10,000-acre “crown jewel” natural and diverse.

Going Green in the Blue Ridge: Initiatives Across 7 States

From a century-old school to generational farms, from environmental sustainability to clean energy efforts, the mountains are going strong.
Schaberl, right, meets with U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy before a trek to Hawksbill Summit in 2016.

Of Porcupines and Salamanders: Meet Jim Schaberl

Jim Schaberl works to protect wildlife from climate change in Shenandoah National Park.
A dream supremely realized: A few years after his summer-camp failures, Bruce Ingram was a husband and a father.

A Valentine’s Day Love Story: the Camp, the Creek and Carolyn Elaine

It’s an old tale—the shy boy, the unattainable girl—but one that brings joy and a warm heart with each new, true telling.
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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
Creature Feature

Monarch Mimickers

It’s easy to mistake other orange species for the king of fall butterflies.

August 26, 2026
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

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