Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 3
Features
Departments
36 Elk!
The population at Cataloochee in
the Smokies has grown and thrived.
by Bob Grytten
40 The Stunning Beauty of Fall:
A Photo Essay
Our photographers bring the pretty
season to full light.
44 Great Fall Trips in Seven
Mountain States
Our on-the-road contributing
editor is back with a bounty of
experience-filled excursions.
by Joe Tennis
53
Need a Theme for Your
Autumn Getaway?
58 Eastern Kentucky's
10 Letters/Worth a Click
11 Contributors
12 From the Editor
13 Creature Feature
14 Mill Creek Stories
22 The Good Walk
24 Mountain Report
26 Festivals & Events
31 Country Roads
72 Singing in the Garden
74 Guest Column
Country Music Highway
The hardships of the region have
inspired its musical artists.
by Bob Barrick
60
Spooky! Just in Time for
Halloween, Two Scary Spots
Tony Urban's book is full of odd
places in West Virginia. We visit
two of them.
by Tony Urban
64
Wait, Sonkers?
On ThE COvER
Tracking down a dessert unique to
one North Carolina county.
by Fred & Jill Sauceman
From wine to cheese, from music
to quilts, we provide the routes to
your favorites.
Photographer Adam Mowery captured the fog lifting in the
early morning hours of a brisk October morning along the Blue
Ridge Parkway near Black Balsam Knob (near milepost 420).
See more of Mowery's work at adammowery.com
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Selected placeS viSited in thiS iSSue
(page number)
Blairsville,GA ..........................51
Lynchburg, VA....... 22
BlowingRock,NC .................. 47
MontgomeryCo.,VA ..........44
Clemson,SC........................... 50
Princeton, WV ................ 60
CumberlandPlateau,TN........49
Scarbro , WV ................... 62
Elkins,WV .............................48
Slade, KY .........................52
Gatlinburg,TN........................31
Surry County, NC ............. 64
Great Smokies ....................... 36
Region-wide stories: .......40, 53
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Elkins
Princeton
Montgomery
County
Cumberland Plateau
Lynchburg
Surry
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Great Smokies
Blowing Rock
Gatlinburg
Clemson
Blairsville
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JOE TENNIS
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Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017
Features
Romance, Reunions and Family Fun for Summe
Mountain Summer: A Photo Essay
When Asheville Took over the 1970s’ Paper Dress Fad
Bateaux along the James River
On the Appalachian Trail, the Easy Way
BBQ!
Departments
Letters / Worth a Click
Contributors
From the Editor
Mill Creek Stories
Creature Feature
Mountain Report
The Good Walk
Country Roads
Singing in the Garden
Festivals & Events
Guest Column
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Intro
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Cover1
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Cover2
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 3
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 4
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 5
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Letters / Worth a Click
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Contributors
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 8
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 9
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - From the Editor
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 11
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Mill Creek Stories
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 13
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 14
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 15
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Creature Feature
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 17
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 18
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 19
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Mountain Report
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 21
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - The Good Walk
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 23
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Country Roads
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 25
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 26
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 27
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Romance, Reunions and Family Fun for Summe
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 29
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 30
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 31
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 32
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 33
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 34
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 35
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Mountain Summer: A Photo Essay
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 37
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 38
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 39
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - When Asheville Took over the 1970s’ Paper Dress Fad
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 41
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 42
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 43
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Bateaux along the James River
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 45
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - On the Appalachian Trail, the Easy Way
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 47
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 48
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 49
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 50
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 51
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 52
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 53
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 54
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 55
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - BBQ!
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 57
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Singing in the Garden
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 59
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 60
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 61
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 62
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 63
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Festivals & Events
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 65
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Guest Column
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 67
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 68
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 69
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 70
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - 71
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Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Cover3
Blue Ridge Country - September/October 2017 - Cover4
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