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Adirondack Maple Weekend Events Slated for March 17-18 and 24-25 Feb 09, 2012 ADIRONDACK REGION, NY – As spring temperatures begin to rise in late February and early March, Maple trees and sugar bushes become a hive of activity. In Northern New York, when sap begins to drip through sugaring lines, it’s a sure sign […]

Greene County, NY (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 Family friendly ski resorts in the Great Northern Catskills of New York offer incredible terrain, seasonal packages and deals – and unique winter events just two hours north of New York City. Getaway all season long and discover spring skiing and themed Catskill winter festivals including: Bavarian Fest February [.. […]

When speaking of the greatness of Kentucky writing I often hear people say, “must be something in the water!” I don’t think so. I think it’s in great part due to the mountains that rise and stretch out all around our homes and farms. Our greatness as writers has to do with the land. Our […]

DEL RIO, Tenn. — Anyone who has driven U.S. Highway 25-70 from Knoxville to Hot Springs, N.C., is familiar with the striking beauty of the French Broad River valley. One of the best ways to explore this territory is to hike the Paint Mountain-Chimney Rocks trails in the Cherokee National Forest between Del Rio and […]

After more than 15 years of planning, raising money and construction, the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail Project is nearly complete. It runs along the Piney River in Amherst and Nelson counties. Planning for the seven-mile long trail, which follows the roadbed of the now defunct railway, has been a real community effort for organizations […]

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Image by nursing pins From www.rubylane.com/shop/nursingpins Mary Breckinridge rode through the mountains in the summer of 1928, visiting lonely cabins and riding up steep mountain canyons. She gave nursing care to men, women, and especially children. Word spread that she was a nurse and mothers flocked to her with their sick babies. For [...] […]

Check out these Great Smoky Mountains National Park images by Jorge F found on Flickr. He’s another Texas guy with a penchant for taking photos in the mountains. Image by jorge_dfw Image by jorge_dfw Image by jorge_dfw Image by jorge_dfw Related posts: “Cades Cove” Great Smoky Mountains National Park “Cades Cove” is musically […]

Shenandoah National Park Both Shenandoah and the Blue Ridge Parkway straddle the eastern-most “front range” of the Appalachians. That can mean that most of the snow from the region’s storms falls on more westerly ridges West Virginia peaks can receive nearly 200 inches of snow!. via Winter: A “Secret Season” in the South’s Loftiest National […]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park The Smokies might lie pretty far south—but no other mountains lie to the west to sap the snow from storms. The Smokies’ ridge is so abrupt and massive—rising from 1,000 feet near Gatlinburg to nearly 7,000 feet—that the highest peaks can get hammered by big snow in even marginal conditions. […]