Kyles Ford Falls is a beautiful 40-ish-foot waterfall tucked away in Kyles Ford, Tennessee.
https://blueridgecountry.com/blogging/waterfall-wednesday-kyles-ford-falls/
Bear Corn’s odd look has people often mistaking it for a mushroom or some other type of fungus.
Though most foragers concentrate on yellow and black morels, Dryad’s saddles are well worth pursuing, too.
https://blueridgecountry.com/blogging/behind-brc/dryads-saddle/
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Our biggest compendium of festivals and events ever brings you hundreds of perfect gatherings for fun across 7 mountain states!
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They range in elevation from a minimum of 289 feet above sea level along the James River in Nelson County, Virginia, to Yancey County, North Carolina’s 6,684 elevation at the top of Mount Mitch...
https://blueridgecountry.com/departments/from-the-editor/from-the-editor-path-of-the-parkway/
It’s all about getting down to the sheers.
https://blueridgecountry.com/departments/mill-creek-stories/close-to-the-source/
Realizing a rite of passage with a little help from Granddad.
https://blueridgecountry.com/departments/gifts-of-the-land/gifts-of-the-land-man-fishing/
How important are old-growth forests to the critters who live there?
https://blueridgecountry.com/departments/animals/aging-gracefully/
The South River Greenway offers an easy walk along its namesake river. And before you start, feast your eyes on award-winning mural artworks.
https://blueridgecountry.com/departments/hikes/good-walk-waynesboro-virginia/
A story about shopkeepers, storytellers and superlatives.
https://blueridgecountry.com/departments/our-blue-ridge-towns/burnsville-north-carolina/
Many Blue Ridge region colleges are looking out for pollinators.
by Jeremy B. Jones. (Blair, 2014). 253 pp.
The Dolly Parton Experience re-imagines what was called Dollywood Boulevard: One stop presents Parton‘s wardrobe.
Culminating a nine-year effort, the Blue Ridge Conservancy recently transferred 152 acres on Paddy Mountain to the town of West Jefferson, North Carolina.
https://blueridgecountry.com/departments/country-roads/west-jefferson-gets-a-new-park/
Nearly overhead in the early evening twinkle the faint stars of a frequently overlooked attraction—the Coma Berenices Star Cluster.
It’s cooler up here. And spectacular both up close and far away. Our contributing photographers have the proof!
https://blueridgecountry.com/newsstand/magazine/summer-in-the-mountains-photo-essay/
There are many discoveries to be made along the Blue Ridge Parkway, not least among which is a family at last seeing a part of its heritage selected from hundreds of photos for public display.
https://blueridgecountry.com/newsstand/magazine/the-haystack-picture/
A couple works to bring outdoors-based summer camp experiences to special-needs youth.
https://blueridgecountry.com/newsstand/magazine/camp-light-shines/
Wildlife rehabilitator Jerry Harvey cares for even the most misunderstood animals, including the “opies” of the world.
https://blueridgecountry.com/newsstand/magazine/creature-comforts/
Urban greenways have proliferated over recent decades in the Southern Appalachians. Here’s an up-close visit with some of the wildlife along the Kingsport Greenbelt.
https://blueridgecountry.com/newsstand/magazine/kingsport-tennessee-creatures-of-the-greenbelt/
Despite distance, this Whitesburg area native is still inspired by the mountains of Kentucky.
https://blueridgecountry.com/departments/flavors/%E2%80%98looking%E2%80%99-beans-shaking-dumplings/
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu
https://blueridgecountry.com/departments/mountain-garden/singing-in-the-garden-slow-time/
He grew up in the Appalachian Mountains, and his career with national parks spans nearly 40 years. Now he is leading America’s newest national park.
https://blueridgecountry.com/departments/guest-column/the-mountain-q-a-charles-sellars/
Flat Lick Falls is a hidden gem along the edge of the Blue Ridge region.
https://blueridgecountry.com/blogging/waterfall-wednesday-flat-lick-falls/
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Looking like freshly laundered and starched pants that have been hung out to dry, the blossoms of the Dutchman’s Breeches sway back and forth in response to the slightest of breezes.
https://blueridgecountry.com/blogging/behind-brc/mountain-wildflower-dutchmans-breeches/
They go great as toppings on meat entrees, and they are sublime in any kind of egg dish.
https://blueridgecountry.com/blogging/behind-brc/black-morels/