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Kayaking the New River

I knew I shouldn’t do it. It was a tight target, just about a kayak wide. A little to the right and I was going over a ledge into a hole if I didn’t get hung up on the rocks first...

Travel Back in Time

Here’s a chance to combine great travel destinations with equally compelling events in our region’s history, including the Civil War, natural areas, coal history, the arts and more.

Classics & Secrets: 2012 Travel Guide

Writer and travel author Joe Tennis sets out to find a classic must-visit and a tucked-away secret of a destination in each of our nine coverage states.

Reader Favorites: The Blue Ridge Outdoor Bucket List

No, not all of us are going to jump off a bridge, or even leap off a zip-line stand. And hiking 1,000 miles or running 20 miles of whitewater isn’t everyone’s cup of tea either.

Blue Ridge Downtown

Downtown is the heart of the community, where the newspaper, the post office, the banks, the diners are – the commerce and trade that keep the community alive.

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Water flowing out of that rock wall is Dog Creek, the beginning of the only section of the New that’s officially Wild and Scenic.

Kayaking the New River

I knew I shouldn’t do it. It was a tight target, just about a kayak wide. A little to the right and I was going over a ledge into a hole if I didn’t get hung up on the rocks first...
The Rose Hill re-enactment in Frederick, MD, features living history, encampments and hands-on activities

Travel Back in Time

Here’s a chance to combine great travel destinations with equally compelling events in our region’s history, including the Civil War, natural areas, coal history, the arts and more.
Cliffs at Cherokee Rock Village overlook Weiss Lake in the mountains of Alabama.

Classics & Secrets: 2012 Travel Guide

Writer and travel author Joe Tennis sets out to find a classic must-visit and a tucked-away secret of a destination in each of our nine coverage states.
The Beanstalk Journey zip line near Morganton, N.C. offers a kid-friendly line connecting a series of tree houses.

Reader Favorites: The Blue Ridge Outdoor Bucket List

No, not all of us are going to jump off a bridge, or even leap off a zip-line stand. And hiking 1,000 miles or running 20 miles of whitewater isn’t everyone’s cup of tea either.
The sun sets over the steeples in Hagerstown.

Blue Ridge Downtown

Downtown is the heart of the community, where the newspaper, the post office, the banks, the diners are – the commerce and trade that keep the community alive.
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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
©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
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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