Fall In The Poconos
Found on the web this week… Located in northeastern Pennsylvania, the Poconos Mountains have been a haven for people looking to escape the bustle of city life ever since Buck
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Category: Mountain Dreams
Roanoke Ranked 16 In Money Magazine’s 25 Best Places To Retire
Another magazine has ranked a Virginia mountain city in a top 25 list…This time it’s Roanoke and the list is the Best Places To Retire. Money magazine likes the area
Keep readingMeeting of the Maryland Native Plant Society: Western Mountains Chapter
On August 18 at 7 pm at the Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, the Western Mountains Chapter of the Maryland Native Plant Society will hold it’s regular meeting. There will be
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’101 Unique Places to Dine in West Virginia’ for Summer Road Trips
Even the “Foodie Blogs” are writing about West Virginia’s “unique” road food… The many Americans who learned everything they know about West Virginia from John Denver probably don’t realize the
Keep readingEagan, Tennessee and Mountaintop Removal Mining
This morning’s email brought me this message from iLoveMountains.org… Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed eliminating a streamlined permitting process — known as Nationwide Permit 21, or
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Mountaintop Mining Legacy: Destroying Appalachia’s Streams by John McQuaid: Yale Environment 360
The environmental damage caused by mountaintop removal mining across Appalachia has been well documented. But scientists are now beginning to understand that the mining operations’ most lasting damage may be caused by the massive amounts of debris dumped into valley streams.
Keep readingEast Tennessee Historical Society | Mountain Splendor: Art and Artists of the Great Smoky Mountains, 1850-1950
If you are in or passing through Knoxville in the coming few month’s you may want to avail yourself of the opportunity to view this exhibit. I know I would.
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Wayfaring Wanderer: The 3 Easiest Waterfall Hikes in Shenandoah National Park
A place I have yet to visit…So go and see it through someone else’s eyes… There is nothing that I like more than to see the awe-inspiring beauty of a
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