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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.
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Singing in the Garden: The Mystery in the Middle of it All

"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get." —Forrest Gump
The Namouz family, from left: Zuhair, Hani, Feras, and Ziad.

Baking Pita Bread, Building Community

These enterprising brothers and their families have cooked up Middle Eastern favorites in Greenville for 35 years.
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Channeling the Pittsburgh Pirates: Hitting Apples

When you’re 11 and in love with strength, power and baseball, apples can take on a near-mystical function.
Mike Stepp began working with his father at Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchards when he was a boy. Today he oversees a sprawling family operation that offers apple products, merchandise, pick-your-own produce and a five-acre corn maze.

Family Apple Affair

Pick your own and more at Stepp's Hillcrest Orchard.
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