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Keith Lanpher photo
A Living Ribbon Unfurling Through the Woods
This 57-mile rail-to-trail recreational wonderland gets better with each visit: more relaxing, richer in birds and blooms, and for history lovers, more valuable as a window into the region’s recent past. Read more
Keith Lanpher photo
A Living Ribbon Unfurling Through the Woods
This 57-mile rail-to-trail recreational wonderland gets better with each visit: more relaxing, richer in birds and blooms, and for history lovers, more valuable as a window into the region’s recent past. Read more
Aug 1, 2019
These Buzzing Behemoths Are Peaceful Pollinators
Encountering a large bee in your garden can sometimes feel like a harrowing experience. For the vast majority of situations, however, bees and wasps are not to be feared and, in fact, have very little interest in humans at all. Read more
Aug 1, 2019
A Conversation With the Smokies’ Elk Guy
Joe Yarkovich is a wildlife biologist for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and he’s also known as “The Elk Guy.” Since coming on full-time with the park in 2006, he’s been the go-to guy for the Smokies’ fledgling elk population. Read more
Aug 1, 2019
Garden Skills and Other Stuff You Won’t Find in the Almanac
Gardeners need a good sense of humor. It’s a prerequisite for planting and harvesting. My family’s garden shortcomings emphasize this need. No matter how well intended, “things” were always popping up to foil the best of intentions. Read more
Jun 1, 2019
Grab A Paddle and Float the Cheat
The Upper Cheat River Water Trail, which includes 38 miles of beginner-friendly, class I to II water, is perfect for canoes, recreational kayaks, and family trips. Read more
Jun 1, 2019
Hidden in Plain Sight
When I signed up to spend a day searching for a mountain camellia in the wild, I didn’t know much about what a mountain camellia was. It was a flower, it was rare, and it had some inexplicable air of mystery about it—that’s where my knowledge ended. Read more
Jun 1, 2019
The Mountain Ride Comes to Brevard
The Mountain Ride is one of three bicycle rides hosted each year by Cycle North Carolina. The events—the Coast Ride, the Mountains to Coast Ride, and the Mountain Ride—visit communities across the state each year. Read more
Jun 1, 2019
