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Photo Essay: Why We Travel

See more inspiring scenes from Jim Ruff we didn't have the space to share in our Jan/Feb 2015 issue!

Photo Essay: Fall, Glorious Fall

Click here to see even more beautiful photos from Jim Ruff's September/October 2014 Fall Foliage photo essay!

Photo Essay: Wondrous Waterfalls of Western North Carolina

"Waterfall Guy" Kevin Adams, author of "North Carolina Waterfalls," has also become a master night photographer and, with Bill Lea, is founder of WNC Foto Fest, held in September near Asheville.

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Photo Essay: Why We Travel

See more inspiring scenes from Jim Ruff we didn't have the space to share in our Jan/Feb 2015 issue!
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Photo Essay: Fall, Glorious Fall

Click here to see even more beautiful photos from Jim Ruff's September/October 2014 Fall Foliage photo essay!
Looking Glass Falls is right beside U.S. 276, about 5 miles north of Brevard in Pisgah National Forest.

Photo Essay: Wondrous Waterfalls of Western North Carolina

"Waterfall Guy" Kevin Adams, author of "North Carolina Waterfalls," has also become a master night photographer and, with Bill Lea, is founder of WNC Foto Fest, held in September near Asheville.
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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
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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.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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