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Blue Ridge Stories

Stories have wings; they fly from mountaintop to mountaintop.

1Check out this personal story from our Board member, Carole Napolitano

Check out this personal story from our Board member, Carole Napolitano

May 6, 2020

Love (of our property) in the Time of Corona(virus) by Carole Napolitano In recent conversations friends and I have remarked on the good fortune we have, during this time of coronavirus isolation, to live in homes that allow us to shelter-in-place safely and to cultivate […]

2Learning Mountain Stewardship, Discovering Friends

Learning Mountain Stewardship, Discovering Friends

Jun 25, 2017

How the mountain found me, and how I changed By Peter Weeks Eight years ago, nostalgic for the Green Mountains of Vermont where I lived for many years, a real estate agent showed me a property on the Blue Ridge with stunning views of the […]

3Mushrooms, Tanagers, and Respite

Mushrooms, Tanagers, and Respite

May 15, 2017

A little time on the in the woods to regain perspective By Irv Snyder Today’s solo hike was prompted by a week of frustration from dealing with problems related to hardware (broken tractor) and software (wrestling with a computer program conundrum). All are largely resolved […]

4The Blue Ridge and I

The Blue Ridge and I

Apr 25, 2017

The AT, the Blue Ridge, and 50 years of memories By Mark Shields Many people don’t know my background. That’s fine with me. Because with the advent of “The Information Highway,” I’m finding that the more people don’t know about me, the better off I […]

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