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CONTENTS
F E AT U R E S
28 Rx Hiking: The Research Proves It's Good Medicine
Pick a body part-lungs, heart, brain, muscles-and the best "pill" you can
take is a solid walk in the woods. SU CLAUSON-WICKER
DEPARTMENTS
6 Letters/ Contributors
8 From the Editor
10 Mill Creek Stories
12 Creature Feature
14 The Good Walk
16 Our Blue Ridge Towns
18 Festivals & Events
23 Country Roads
62 Flavors
64 Singing in the Garden
66 Guest Column
32 The Breath-Taking Beauty of Fall: A Photo Essay
Our contributing photographers capture the magic of many people's
favorite season.
38 Cabins in the Woods: One Man's Dream Job
Don Harrison has found his niche along Virginia's Blue Ridge Parkway.
SALLY MCQUINN
40 Love Fall? These People Are Nuts about It
Whether it's built around leaf color, pumpkins, trees, camping or even a
squeezebox, these people are deeply dedicated to autumn. BY JOE TENNIS
46 History Classic: Justice Marshall on the New in 1812
Why did Chief Justice Marshall batteau dangerous rivers, and why did
someone re-create the feat 200 years later? BY ERIC J. WALLACE
ON THE COVER
Warm sunlight on an October morning filters through the
clouds and settles on the valley below as a passing rain
storm breaks up over the iconic Looking Glass Rock. View
is from Milepost 416.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North
Carolina. PHOTO BY DAVE ALLEN
ON THIS PAGE
Brilliant golden sunlight bursts through a slot in the clouds
and into the valley below just before sunset, highlighting
the fall foliage and the vibrant red autumn colors of the
foreground leaves along the Blue Ridge Parkway south of
the Caney Fork Overook (MP 428).
PHOTO BY DAVE ALLEN
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48 The Maple Brothers: Matt and Tim Nichols
The brothers have built on a family tradition to the point that they now
grow some 1,200 cultivars at their North Carolina property.
BY CHERYL RODEWIG
51 Falling in Love with a Forest
The combination of history, beauty, trails and more lured one writer to
write a book on North Carolina's DuPont State Forest. BY DANNY BERNSTEIN
53 Shenandoah Valley Quick Guide
Here's your guide to year-round fun amid the beauty of Virginia and West
Virginia. BY SU CLAUSON-WICKER
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