New Study Highlights Challenges Facing the Appalachian National Scenic Trail • Appalachian Mountain Dreams – West Virginia Mountain Dreams

Washington, D.C.—According to a new assessment released today by the National Parks Conservation Association NPCA and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy ATC, one of the most beloved recreational footpaths in the United States, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, faces many challenges that put the experience of visitors and trail resources at risk. Adjacent land development [...]

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West Virginia Uncovered | Clay County Dancer | West Virginia University – West Virginia Mountain Dreams

Clay, W.Va. – Stomping the ground with a hoot and a holler, Mack Samples dances with a rhythm and beat entirely his own.

The 2003 Vandalia Award-winner – a singer, dancer and musician – was born into a family of musicians in Clay, W.Va. At the time, it was fine for music to be [...]

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Senator Robert Byrd Dead at 92 Remembered by Paul Begala – The Daily Beast – West Virginia Mountain Dreams

Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, died on Monday at the age of 92. He rose from rural poverty to the pinnacle of power, and journeyed from racism to racial enlightenment. His finest hour came in opposing the Iraq war. Paul Begala pays tribute to a statesman.

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West Virginia Mountains – Defining Our Dream – County List – West Virginia Mountain Dreams

How I arrived here

This past week I have been spending my time studying online, going over maps, and reading the reference books I have on hand trying to settle on an area of coverage for this site.

I started out with a Physiographic Map of West Virginia I downloaded. Then I went to [...]

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John Denver and West Virginia – West Virginia Mountain Dreams

If there is a person and a song and a state that all came together in the last 50 years it was this combination…

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West Virginia’s Hills and Mountains are Turning Up the Color – West Virginia Mountain Dreams

The mountains are beginning to look like fall all over the Appalachians and West Virginia is no different.

WSAZ – News Channel 3 - West Virginia’s trees are busy spinning their colors into gold, red, maroon and orange across the mountains and hillsides. And the Mountain States’ parks are celebrating [...]

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