Guest Columnists
Chris Gallaway
The Mountain Q&A - James Harrison: Merging the Epic and the Personal
He’s the architect of “Semester-A-Trail” and outdoor director at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia—the only college in the nation offering academic credit for a semester on the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail. Read more
Aug 31, 2023
Courtesy of Richard Wells
Richard Wells: The Founder of this Magazine Looks Back
Usually our Mountain Q & A asks multiple questions. For this 35th anniversary issue we’ve asked our founder and publisher just one: Would you tell us about the background, conception and realization of Blue Ridge Country? Read more
Jul 6, 2023
Courtesy of The University of South Carolina
The Mountain Q&A - Tracy Swartout: 'Coming Home' to the Parkway
Tracy Swartout, the Blue Ridge Parkway’s first female superintendent, was deputy superintendent at Mount Rainier National Park, superintendent at Congaree National Park and was the southeast region’s superintendent of the year in 2012. Read more
May 4, 2023
Courtesy Legacy Parks Foundation
The Mountain Q&A - Carol Evans: East Tennessee Parks Champion
As executive director of Legacy Parks Foundation, Carol Evans helps East Tennesseans get outside and play by connecting the urban and the wild. Read more
Mar 7, 2023
Harris Prevost
The Mountain Q&A - Harris Prevost: Servant to Grandfather Mountain
Harris Prevost is former vice president of Grandfather Mountain and continues to serve after 50 years, saying “running the mountain was never work.” Read more
Jan 20, 2023
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