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A Fall Drive on Southern Highroads Trail

Picture a 364-mile scenic loop through the mountains of the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee. Picture the leaves at their height of color, the falls at their fullest… Ready to go?

9 Ways to Enjoy Fall Color: From Alabama to Maryland

Some of the best spots in our coverage area for fall fun.

The Cherohala Skyway

The Cherohala Skyway, dedicated in October 1996, connects Tellico Plains, Tenn. with Robbinsville, N.C.
In the Monongahela National Forest. Portions of the West Virginia woodland are wild and fully undeveloped.

Autumn Mountain Drives

There’s nothing like an autumn drive in the Blue Ridge Mountains, past flame-colored trees touching an impossibly blue sky.
A bird's-eye view of the lake.

Autumn Weekend at Fontana Lake in North Carolina

Winding roads and mountain railways, wide waters and whitewater surround North Carolina’s Fontana Lake.

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.

©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.

Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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