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Back in Touch With Our National Parks: Shenandoah!

North of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the ridge line provides the spine of the park and the route of the Skyline Drive, as other features spill down the mountainsides.

Bear Man: Big Mammals in the Smokies

Bill Stiver credits “blind luck” for longtime career looking after large wildlife.

Flat Top Manor: The Estate that Moses & Bertha Built

The couple’s blend of morality, planning and civic responsibility lives on in a property that Bertha Cone did all she could to keep from becoming part of the Blue Ridge Parkway, much less the signature attraction that is undergoing major renovations.

Tennessee’s Red Clay: The Little State Park That Burns Bright

The 263-acre east Tennessee park has a history that goes back to 1830, and which, in 1984, completed a re-linking of Cherokee history.

Making a Home, Bit by Old Bit

Peter Hunter and his son, Blake, scour the countryside for old materials and then stitch them together to create unique homes.

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Hawksbill Mountain is above 4,000 feet and offers a fine 2-mile hike.

Back in Touch With Our National Parks: Shenandoah!

North of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the ridge line provides the spine of the park and the route of the Skyline Drive, as other features spill down the mountainsides.
Bill Stiver has been luckier than many long-time National Park Service career employees in that he hasn’t had to hop from park to park to progress up the ladder.

Bear Man: Big Mammals in the Smokies

Bill Stiver credits “blind luck” for longtime career looking after large wildlife.
Flat Top Manor maintained its stately appearance in this 1953 photo, when it had become Blue Ridge Parkway property.

Flat Top Manor: The Estate that Moses & Bertha Built

The couple’s blend of morality, planning and civic responsibility lives on in a property that Bertha Cone did all she could to keep from becoming part of the Blue Ridge Parkway, much less the signature attraction that is undergoing major renovations.
Blue Hole Spring (right) was used by the Cherokee for their water supply. The Eternal Flame (left) was lit in 1984.

Tennessee’s Red Clay: The Little State Park That Burns Bright

The 263-acre east Tennessee park has a history that goes back to 1830, and which, in 1984, completed a re-linking of Cherokee history.
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Making a Home, Bit by Old Bit

Peter Hunter and his son, Blake, scour the countryside for old materials and then stitch them together to create unique homes.
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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
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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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