Guest Columnists
The Mountain Q&A - Tammie Nazario: Director, Kentucky Wildlands
A true daughter of Southeast Kentucky, she grew up biking and “running the creeks” in rural Stearns. Today, she is the head of a growing nonprofit and leading the effort to make this 41-county region the state’s first National Heritage Area. Read more
Mar 14, 2024
The Mountain Q&A - Lisa Bottomley: Advancing America’s Scenic Drive
She grew up five minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway, and this 469-mile road has always been a part of her life. She now directs its official marketing partner: the Blue Ridge Parkway Association. Read more
Jan 2, 2024
The Mountain Q&A - Jeffrey Hunter: Building Wildlife Safe Passage
He’s NC Wildlife Federation’s 2022 Wildlife Conservationist of the Year and visionary ambassador for the Great Smoky Mountains Safe Passage Project. Read more
Nov 6, 2023
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
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
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