North Carolina Mountain Articles

This week has been tragic on many fronts. From the middle east to middle America (give or take a few miles, geographically speaking), death has touched the lives of many people this week. Some have…

This morning is starting off with the look and feel of that rare but perfect spring day on the SE Texas coast. The air is damp and heavy with a low fog laying in the…

Viewfinder BLUES: Dreading the TripThis is, after all, America in the year 2007. We even grieve in Hi-Def.

Forgive the sparsity of the posts those few of you who check this site regularly. It has been a busy few weeks at work. For the last week as I’ve gone through the morning email…

I thought I’d just drop a picture here…Grandson at the Grandparents in Spring…Yardwork mostly done…just enjoying the sun.

After a wet and blustery start to the weekend, the clouds blew out yesterday evening and today has started bright, clear, and beautifully blue skied. It is also one of those always surprising days when…

Sitting here looking at the current weather as I have my first cup of coffee I am trying to decide what the season might be. As I was pouring that cup, the weather station on…

Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle,” died yesterday. He was 84. Source: Writer Kurt…

I guess I should enjoy these few short days of spring before summer really kicks in. Maybe I should define my terms for those of you who may stumble upon these pages and wonder what…

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty…

It looks like I am running a bit behind today…The sad thing is, I had nothing started I can even half finish to throw out with the wash water. I haven’t had time to run…

Happiness is something we all hope for. May your Easter celebration bring you Peace and Happiness… Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. – Eleanor Roosevelt It is only immature people who believe, “I…

The Longing for High Ground (Revised 2026) I occasionally feel a twinge of “digital guilt” when folks land here through a search engine. With my heart firmly planted in the Appalachian peaks but my boots…

More from Leon Hale’s Column last week along with more pictures of Sundays Country Road Trip…I’ve had Houston people ask, “How do I find country roads? How do I start?”Just pick up a road map…

I was reading what President Bush had to say in the Rose Garden yesterday. The dichotomy between what he says and what is happening has always been a factor with this man. From the days…