Mountain Maryland’s Best Kept Secrets – The LaVale Toll House
Shhh… Host Kimberli Rowley visits the last remaining toll house in Maryland and tries to bring back an old tradition. But remember — you didn’t hear it from her.
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Catskill Mountain Resorts Offer Winter Events and Family Friendly Packages – Press Release – Digital Journal
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 25-26 at Windham Mountain. Join in
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The Impulsive Traveler: Skiing New York’s Catskills
A pretty good review and comparison of two different resorts in the Catskill’s… In the ancient Catskill Mountains, a 21 / 2-hour drive from Midtown Manhattan, the peaks reach 3,000 to 4,000 feet, the forest hides many valleys and hardscrabble towns, and Hunter and Windham mountains provide experiences different enough to sate anyone’s snow-sliding jones. The resorts are only 10 miles apart
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Nikky Finney About Mountains
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 connection to it. A wonderful
Keep readingThe Railroad Store
If you find yourself on traveling on Hwy 72 through Paint Rock in Jackson County, stop and say high to Roy Whitaker at the Railroad Store. PAINT ROCK, Alabama – In the valley between the Cumberland and Keel mountains, among the sounds of frogs croaking by the Paint Rock River, is the only sign of a retail business in Paint
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Landmarks in peril: Noxen train depot
The old train depot in Noxen was listed recently as an endangered historic property, but that could be a good thing. Paul Lumia, executive director of the North Branch Land Trust, is hopeful the structure can be rehabilitated and believes the at-risk listing will bring attention to the plight of the station. “It’s definitely beneficial (being on the list) because
Keep readingCherokee Trail » Knoxville News Sentinel
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 Hot Springs. This six-mile loop
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“Cumberland Gap” Annie & Mac Old Time Music Moment
This is an early traditional fiddle tune from Kentucky named for a gap in the Cumberland Mountains, played here on clawhammer banjo and rhythm guitar. This is the old time version of Cumberland Gap. It’s the one you usually hear with vocals. The banjo is in special Cumberland Gap tuning. “Anybody can do it and that is the beauty of
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Blue Ridge Dreamer
OK, I’m a glutton for punishment…And a collector of domain names. So welcome to a relaunch of this particular blog as the BlueRidgeDreamer.com. It will continue to be the official blog of Mountain Dreams Press. Hopefully, I will be updating this more often than in the past couple of years.
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Adirondacks Destination Video
I found this on YouTube, I hope you enjoy…
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