Articles From Jan/Feb 2022

Schaberl, right, meets with U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy before a trek to Hawksbill Summit in 2016.

Of Porcupines and Salamanders: Meet Jim Schaberl

Jim Schaberl works to protect wildlife from climate change in Shenandoah National Park.
A dream supremely realized: A few years after his summer-camp failures, Bruce Ingram was a husband and a father.

A Valentine’s Day Love Story: the Camp, the Creek and Carolyn Elaine

It’s an old tale—the shy boy, the unattainable girl—but one that brings joy and a warm heart with each new, true telling.
The imposing 1881 Transylvania County Courthouse sits in the center of downtown Brevard—and yes, that’s a white squirrel decoration on the lightpost.

Brevard, NC: Waterfalls, White Squirrels and Welcome Home

Brevard, North Carolina, is a quirky blend of the arts and outdoors, home to the famed Brevard Music Center as well as 250 waterfalls and 1,000 miles of trails in surrounding Transylvania County. The resulting energy resonates on every street corner
Watauga Lake in Carter County, Tennessee, is the highest elevation lake on the TVA system and so it is no stranger to winter weather. From the photographer: “This is a beautiful place during all four seasons. This photo was taken on Christmas Day after a snowfall.

Photo Essay: Winter Wonderland

It’s cold! And when it’s cold, pretty white and silver things happen. Our contributing photographers have the proof.
West Virginia’s Coal Heritage Trail is built around unique towns, old rail lines and coal mines along with many other cultural and historical discoveries.

History on the Road: The Coal Heritage Trail

The West Virginia Coal Heritage Trail winds for nearly 200 miles, from Ansted south to Bluefield.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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