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25 Gen-X and Gen-Y People Making a Difference

If you enjoyed Cara Modisett's July/August 2013 story about 25 Gen-X and Gen-Yers changing the mountains for the better, here are even more interviews and content we didn't have room to bring you in the magazine!

Inside FloydFest

View a behind-the-scenes video and enjoy audio clips of Ricky Skaggs and Conspirator!
Reader Favorites

Reader Favorites

In honor of our 25th anniversary we've rounded up some of your all-time favorite stories. Take a look and let us know if we've left off one of your favorites in the comments below!
A half moon photographed through a telescope at the Primland Observatory.

Advice for Beginning Astronomers

Did you enjoy Cara Ellen Modisett's March/April astronomy feature? Then here are even more breathtaking photos of the night sky, information about the approaching PanSTARRS Comet, and some great advice for beginning astronomers!
This new App from FlickinAmazing, Inc. is a handy guide to more than 50 Asheville-area waterfalls.

New App is Your Guide to Beautiful Waterfalls in and Around Asheville, N.C.

Asheville, N.C. based software developer FlickinAmazing Inc. recently launched a GPS enabled guidebook for iPhone and iPad called “The Waterfalls of Western North Carolina.” Check out our first impressions here!

Departments

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.

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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.

Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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