Head To Cumberland Gap National Historical Park To Taste Appalachian Christmas Cheer | National Parks Traveler

John-Boy might not be there, but you’ll still get a taste of Appalachian Christmas cheer with a visit to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park this coming Saturday.

Each year, deep in Appalachia, the holiday season is ushered in as Christmas-red cardinals decorate snow-covered hemlocks. Icicles become nature’s diamonds frosting rocky mountainsides. The brisk air makes [...]

Shenandoah National Park | National Parks Traveler

Though worn and rumpled by the passage of time, a gentler, more rounded visage of the towering range of mountains they were in their youth, the Blue Ridge Mountains that shoulder Shenandoah National Park are no less worthy of inspection.

The backwoods and hollows that worm their way through the Appalachians overflow with rich stories [...]

Warm Springs Mountain | The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is helping to save rare and endangered ecological gems all over the country. Here is one in the Virginia Mountains. If you get the chance stop by and visit…If you want to help…Do!

Warm Springs Mountain Preserve helps stitch together thousands of acres of forest and conservation lands in western Virginia’s Allegheny [...]