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The Appalachian Trail is one of the most iconic hiking trails in the world. Due to its length and stunning scenery, people have flocked there since the trail’s completion in 1937. While 3 million people hike some part of the trail each year, a much smaller set of 3000 adventurous types attempt to trek the […]
The Appalachian Mountains are nearly 2000 miles long. While you may think of “Appalachia” as a region of the southern United States, the full Appalachian Mountains have a massive (not to mention international!) footprint. At their northern tip, they rise in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From there, they wind south, all the way to central Alabama. […]
Judaculla Rock is located in Cullowhee, this is the best known petroglyph site in North Carolina. According to Cherokee Legend, Judaculla (or tsulkalu meaning “slant-eyed giant”) lived high upon Balsam Mountains. He guarded his hunting grounds from Judaculla’s Judgement Seat. This is known today as Devil’s Courthouse. Legend has it that once a group of […]
Granny Irwin’s Christmas Quilt The following story was told by John Rice Irwin: Sarah Irwin, or “Granny Irwin,” was one of two girls in a family with 11 children. Her sister, who was much older, married and left home when Granny was young. Hence, she and her mother cooked, washed and sewed for her nine brothers and her […]
In the Appalachians, with all the hollows (and hollers) and thickly wooded slopes, the little springs rising unexpectedly out of dark holes and vanishing again—that’s a landscape full of hidden things. That’s a place where the Devil can pace and strange lights can lead you astray, where you might see something that looks like a […]
Pictorial Landmark Map of the Appalachian Mountain Region and Appalachian Trail
Afternoon view of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Appalachians Smoky Mountains by nature artist Sandy Dobbs.
Late Fall afternoon sunset from Bears Den Overlook, along the Appalachian Trail, located near Bluemont, Virginia.
Fall afternoon view of Lake Lure nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Located about 27 miles from Asheville, Lake Lure sits in the Hickory Nut Gorge, surrounded by lush mountain tops and sheer granite cliffs.
Fall Colors in Virginia Blue Ridge in Shenandoah National Park by nature artist Katie Roberts