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7 Fall Leaf-Color Stops

With surprises ranging from ghosts and spirits to delicious dining destinations and more, each stop is pure pleasure.

Brown Mountain Lights: The Mystery Continues (and Maybe Even Deepens)

Since we last explored the Brown Mountain Lights (March/April 1995), new scientific research teams were formed, the Burke County Tourism Authority offered sold-out symposia, the lights were featured in a National Geographic show and more.

Jeremy Arch Displays Cherokee Ways

The North Carolina native offers tours at the Oconaluftee Indian Village.

Sweet Virginia Breezes: A Revisit

In the third of our 30th Anniversary look-backs, we find a blend of old and new.

Let’s Roll: Riding the Amtrak Cardinal Through the Mountains

The wonders of the train include, well, not driving, as well as great stops to explore along the way.

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This view of the formation is only one of the lures of North Carolina’s Chimney Rock State Park and the village below.

7 Fall Leaf-Color Stops

With surprises ranging from ghosts and spirits to delicious dining destinations and more, each stop is pure pleasure.
Ed Phillips took this shot of the lights at night.

Brown Mountain Lights: The Mystery Continues (and Maybe Even Deepens)

Since we last explored the Brown Mountain Lights (March/April 1995), new scientific research teams were formed, the Burke County Tourism Authority offered sold-out symposia, the lights were featured in a National Geographic show and more.
Jeremy Arch talks about the Oconaluftee Indian Village. The village stands adjacent to a playhouse hosting summer productions of the outdoor drama “Unto These Hills."

Jeremy Arch Displays Cherokee Ways

The North Carolina native offers tours at the Oconaluftee Indian Village.
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Sweet Virginia Breezes: A Revisit

In the third of our 30th Anniversary look-backs, we find a blend of old and new.
The Amtrak Cardinal pulls into tiny, historic Thurmond, West Virginia, from where travelers can arrange an exploration of the New River Gorge.

Let’s Roll: Riding the Amtrak Cardinal Through the Mountains

The wonders of the train include, well, not driving, as well as great stops to explore along the way.
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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
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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

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