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Rewarding River Walks: North Carolina

Our walks columnist and his wife have done the homework for your enjoyment of these fulfilling wanders along the riverside.

Rewarding River Walks: South Carolina

Our walks columnist and his wife have done the homework for your enjoyment of these fulfilling wanders along the riverside.

Rewarding River Walks: West Virginia

Our walks columnist and his wife have done the homework for your enjoyment of these fulfilling wanders along the riverside.

Mountain Curios 2020

Wait, a face carved in stone at the New River Gorge? Tweetsie Railroad had three lives? And West Virginia’s Cheat Mountain four? Get details about these riddles and more in our annual collection of the strange but true.

The Heavy-duty Science Curio: New Eye For The Blue Ridge Escarpment

We got a note awhile back about a new scientific study looking at “the electrical conductivity of Earth’s crust and mantle below the mountain chain.” We wanted to understand it better, so we contacted the study’s lead author. Here's what he shared.

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While parts of the Yadkin River Greenway make their way through the streets of North Wilkesboro, much of it meanders through preserved green spaces.

Rewarding River Walks: North Carolina

Our walks columnist and his wife have done the homework for your enjoyment of these fulfilling wanders along the riverside.
The 345-foot Liberty Bridge sits in the heart of downtown Greenville, spanning the Reedy River as it overlooks an urban waterfall and the rolling gardens of Falls Park on the Reedy River.

Rewarding River Walks: South Carolina

Our walks columnist and his wife have done the homework for your enjoyment of these fulfilling wanders along the riverside.
Young John-John salutes his father at Morgantown’s JFK Memorial.

Rewarding River Walks: West Virginia

Our walks columnist and his wife have done the homework for your enjoyment of these fulfilling wanders along the riverside.
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Mountain Curios 2020

Wait, a face carved in stone at the New River Gorge? Tweetsie Railroad had three lives? And West Virginia’s Cheat Mountain four? Get details about these riddles and more in our annual collection of the strange but true.
Sharp Drop: The falloff from the mountains of South Carolina’s Caesars Head (foreground) and Table Rock (on the horizon)state parks onto the Piedmont is starkly illustrative of the unique character of the Blue Ridge Escarpment.

The Heavy-duty Science Curio: New Eye For The Blue Ridge Escarpment

We got a note awhile back about a new scientific study looking at “the electrical conductivity of Earth’s crust and mantle below the mountain chain.” We wanted to understand it better, so we contacted the study’s lead author. Here's what he shared.
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Smith Mountain Lake Virginia is a hidden gem within the Blue Ridge Mountains. This beautiful area features boating, sailing, hiking, shopping, fishing, and much more.
From The Editor

Sarah Smiles: The Lake Effect

Growing up, many of my weekends were spent at my late step-grandmother’s house on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia.

June 26, 2026

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