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Photo Essay: Kevin Adams’ Well-Trained Eye Looks at the Mountains

The images of long-time friend of the magazine Kevin Adams have graced the pages of Blue Ridge Country for decades. We consider ourselves lucky to run a few more in this edition.

A Boy’s First Blue Ridge Parkway Visit

A 4-year-old is happy pretty much anywhere Mom and Dad take him, but the treasures of the parkway make for a great weekend.

Eddie Bond Fiddles His Way to Fame

As a self-described “old-time nerd,” Bond stands out as one of the most talented and important people carrying on his musical tradition.

Photo Essay: Undiscovered Falls of Virginia and West Virginia

Undiscovered Falls of Virginia and West Virginia A new book presents great photos and visitation info for hundreds of falls. We present sneak peeks of a few of the lesser-known. photography By randall sanger

Blue Ridge Parkway: A Loving Lament

Elizabeth Hunter, who began contributing to this magazine with its first issue and served as its award-winning columnist until her retirement at the end of 2014, also wrote dozens of articles, with care, awe and love, about the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Current Issue

Purple Mountain Majesty. The rising sun again contributes to the drama in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina.

Photo Essay: Kevin Adams’ Well-Trained Eye Looks at the Mountains

The images of long-time friend of the magazine Kevin Adams have graced the pages of Blue Ridge Country for decades. We consider ourselves lucky to run a few more in this edition.
Kayden grins at Jumpinoff Rock Overlook in Glendale Springs, North Carolina, along the parkway.

A Boy’s First Blue Ridge Parkway Visit

A 4-year-old is happy pretty much anywhere Mom and Dad take him, but the treasures of the parkway make for a great weekend.
Eddie Bond: “I don’t feel I’m worthy of receiving this honor, but I feel like all the people who taught me are getting their due.”

Eddie Bond Fiddles His Way to Fame

As a self-described “old-time nerd,” Bond stands out as one of the most talented and important people carrying on his musical tradition.
Waterfalls of Virginia & West Virginia

Photo Essay: Undiscovered Falls of Virginia and West Virginia

Undiscovered Falls of Virginia and West Virginia A new book presents great photos and visitation info for hundreds of falls. We present sneak peeks of a few of the lesser-known. photography By randall sanger
This view, looking south from Bluff Mountain, is of the North Carolina section of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Alligator Rocks.

Blue Ridge Parkway: A Loving Lament

Elizabeth Hunter, who began contributing to this magazine with its first issue and served as its award-winning columnist until her retirement at the end of 2014, also wrote dozens of articles, with care, awe and love, about the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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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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