Step Into Mountains and Get Uncomfortable
with bushcraft expert Nathan Roark
the mountains have a story to tell. you’ve got a story to live. it’s time to write your own story this summer.
After Helene | Jeremy Bollman, Owner of Hatchet West Jefferson
He felt the undeniable pull to the Ashe County town of West Jefferson, though he couldn’t tell you exactly why. Since opening Hatchet West in May this year, though, some answers have started to emerge.…
After Helene | Jeremy Bollman, Owner of Hatchet West Jefferson
After Helene | Lindsey Kulp, Owner of The Squirrel and Nut
Lindsey Kulp fills her shop, The Squirrel and Nut, with the old and the handmade and wares made in the USA. Local artists and artisans are the mainstay of her eclectic inventory, opened in 2023.…
After Helene | Shelby Tramel, Owner of Old Orchard Creek General Store
Shelby Tramel, owner of Old Orchard Creek General Store in Lansing for little more than a year when Hurricane Helene dropped a year’s worth of rain on western North Carolina, and flood waters took everything.…
After Helene | Shelby Tramel, Owner of Old Orchard Creek General Store
People & Places
A New Destination for Cider Lovers: Lansing, North Carolina
Lansing’s hard cidery ‘Molley Chomper’ is writing a new chapter in the centuries-long history of Appalachian cider making. This beloved cidery has become just as much about stewarding resources to help a community flourish as…
A writer reignites his imagination in The High Country
When Maguire returned to Boone almost a quarter of a century later, he was not only an award-winning journalist based in metro Atlanta, but also was working on another creative endeavor: finishing a new novel.…
Fishing in a Winter Wonderland
Boone-area veteran fly fishing guide Judson Conway joins son, Colter, on the frozen New River to discuss winter fishing and why the sport still excites him after three decades. Photography by David Uttley It seemed…
Adventures
A Complete Guide to Grayson Highlands
Grayson Highlands State Park is home to wild ponies, fire eating cows, and neighbor to Virginia’s two highest summits–Mt. Rogers (5730 feet) and Whitetop Mountain (5525 feet). Visitors are rewarded with grand rock-top vistas in…
A Complete Guide to Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain is worthy of your time. Let’s talk about a few things before you take off on your next adventure. (Actually, feel free to take off anytime you want.)*