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In recent years, round hay bales have replaced the old square ones.

Window to a Secret World

Cades Cove photos
The American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.

8 Great Museums in East Tennessee

8 Great Museums in East Tennessee
The Upper Bald watershed is graced with subtle beauty, such as this white clintonia nestled among New York ferns.

Mountain Report: Walking in Wild Places

Deep in the Cherokee National Forest in east Tennessee lie more than 9,000 acres of towering poplars and oaks, mountain streams rushing headlong into waterfalls and the tiniest of wildflowers advertising nature's grandeur.
Crested iris. It blooms along streams and on hillsides in April and May.

A Garden Detour in Tennessee

Granted, the “riding” on the side of Lookout Mountain isn’t typical, especially in this neck of the woods.

An East Tennessee Tour: Unicoi Turnpike Trail

An East Tennessee Tour: Unicoi Turnpike Trail

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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.

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.

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