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An Appreciation of DuPont Forest

The majesties and mysteries go well beyond the park’s six signature waterfalls and inspire enough love to generate a book.

Lost History: The Odd Trek to Remember the Odd Marshall Expedition

Why would the U.S. Chief Justice, at age 57, take on the treacherous New River in a batteau? And why would somebody do it again in the same kind of vessel, 150 years later?

Let’s Meet The People Of Fall!

Many of the region’s fall festivals remain in limbo as we go to press. These people will be diving into the cool season full force in their own ways just the same.

At Home in the Mountains: A Unique Builder

Banjo picker and builder Don Harrison turned his love of the mountains into his dream job.

New Research: Hiking Equals Health

From the hips and knees to the brain and the attitude and lots of places in between, new research makes a strong and positive distinction between just walking and hiking.

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Triple Falls, at 120 feet, is one of the lures of Dupont State Forest.

An Appreciation of DuPont Forest

The majesties and mysteries go well beyond the park’s six signature waterfalls and inspire enough love to generate a book.
Andrew Shaw and company run the New River Gorge’s class IV rapids to re-create the 1812 trek.

Lost History: The Odd Trek to Remember the Odd Marshall Expedition

Why would the U.S. Chief Justice, at age 57, take on the treacherous New River in a batteau? And why would somebody do it again in the same kind of vessel, 150 years later?
Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia, serves as both a place of employment and as a hobby for area native Paulita Cousin (inset).

Let’s Meet The People Of Fall!

Many of the region’s fall festivals remain in limbo as we go to press. These people will be diving into the cool season full force in their own ways just the same.
The Explore Park campground features several arch-design micro cabins. Inset: Don and Melody Harrison accept an award by Virginia Recreation and Parks Society in 2018.

At Home in the Mountains: A Unique Builder

Banjo picker and builder Don Harrison turned his love of the mountains into his dream job.
The uneven terrain of a trail requires you make hundreds of tiny adjustments to your gait, enhancing your brain power as well as your leg muscles.

New Research: Hiking Equals Health

From the hips and knees to the brain and the attitude and lots of places in between, new research makes a strong and positive distinction between just walking and hiking.
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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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