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  • Mar 5
    Finalists for the 7th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition
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  • Mar 13
    Why are the Southern Appalachians the Epicenter for Salamander Diversity?
    Asheville
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  • Mar 27
    Ramp It Up! Festival
    Cherokee
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  • Apr 3
    Trout Derby - Blowing Rock, North Carolina Calendar
    Blowing Rock
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  • Apr 24
    McDowell County - Pioneer Day
    Old Fort
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  • May 13
    Asheville Bikefest - Blue Ridge Run
    Fletcher
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  • Aug 27
    Music On The Mountaintop Festival
    Boone
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"It is a beautiful book with gorgeous color pictures. Text boxes detailing a particular subject such as rhododendrons or Daniel Boone are sprinkled throughout. But why did they have to use black text on a dark purple background for these boxes? They are so difficult to read. Except for that shortcoming, this book is meant to be used, not to be left on the bookshelf. I take my copy wherever I think I am going to be on the Parkway. As for the answers to the questions above? Check pages 120, 129 and 108, respectively."

I couldn't agree more...


Are You Going To The Fair?

The Valle Country Fair. The 31st Annual Valle Country Fair is October 17, 2009 (always the 3rd Saturday in October).

Photo by Catherine Morton

A busy tent community is set up in the center of a huge hayfield in the center of one of the most picturesque valleys in the North Carolina mountains during the peak [...]

The Guide That Always Travels With Us On The Blue Ridge Parkway

If there is one book that always travels with us on the dashboard as we drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, this is it. With it’s mile post directory and interesting tips, it’s what we reach for first.

With a new cover and text design, this milepost guide highlights the many significant points of interest located on [...]

Blue Ridge blog: Come with me...

I walked the Valle this morning. I started under the veil of fog. By the time I parked my Jeep near the Goodnight Farm, blue skies peaked overtop the clouds near the Taylor’s [...]

Are You Planning A North Carolina Mountain Dreams Vacation?

Every time my family and I plan a North Carolina Mountain Dreams vacation we end up within a short drive of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Whether in the southern part of the state or way up north in the High Country, we still like to have access to the Parkway. I have found that even [...]