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Keeping Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley Well-Trailed

Thomas Jenkins has been building trails around Harrisonburg, Virginia for 25 years. His efforts have helped transform the city into a mecca of hiking and biking, and opened up long-neglected national forest trails.

New North Carolina Fresco: Christopher Holt Immortalizes Faith

An emerging fresco artist caps years of study and preparation as he completes his first major commission, at a downtown Asheville mission serving the homeless.

Not Your Daddy’s Caverns

No, you can’t modernize a cave, but the degree of fun in some dark, damp, cool spaces has been on the rise in recent years.

Rock City Barns: Disappearing Icons of the Blue Ridge

David Jenkins, who set out in 1994 to find all of the messaged barns for his book “Rock City Barns: A Passing Era,” laments here that time has greatly reduced the number of barns that once formed a perfect outdoor marketing campaign.

The Story of Baby James: A Calf Changes Lives

The calf, born without the ability to suckle, and with a near-fatal infection, has become an international inspiration.

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Thomas Jenkins (lovin’ on the tree) has been a part of building or protecting some 200 miles of trail.

Keeping Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley Well-Trailed

Thomas Jenkins has been building trails around Harrisonburg, Virginia for 25 years. His efforts have helped transform the city into a mecca of hiking and biking, and opened up long-neglected national forest trails.
Main Image: Christopher Holt holds a sketch that will contribute to the fresco. Inset: Christopher Holt’s deft hand at work.

New North Carolina Fresco: Christopher Holt Immortalizes Faith

An emerging fresco artist caps years of study and preparation as he completes his first major commission, at a downtown Asheville mission serving the homeless.
Luray Caverns is one of the most popular caverns in Virginia.

Not Your Daddy’s Caverns

No, you can’t modernize a cave, but the degree of fun in some dark, damp, cool spaces has been on the rise in recent years.
This nearly gone structure is located on old U.S. Highway 19 about a mile inside the Bryson City, North Carolina, city limits and across from the Bear Hunter Campground.

Rock City Barns: Disappearing Icons of the Blue Ridge

David Jenkins, who set out in 1994 to find all of the messaged barns for his book “Rock City Barns: A Passing Era,” laments here that time has greatly reduced the number of barns that once formed a perfect outdoor marketing campaign.
Baby James found easy acceptance from the family’s dogs.

The Story of Baby James: A Calf Changes Lives

The calf, born without the ability to suckle, and with a near-fatal infection, has become an international inspiration.
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