Hiking high above tree line and along ridges in majestic mountains is one of the real pleasures in my life. Last summer I hiked the Alta Via 1 (AV1), a classic hut-to-hut hiking route through the Dolomites, a group of mountain ranges in northeastern Italy, …
In this post I’m sharing photos from the Highland County Fair. As I said in my post last week, Highland County is located on the western border of Virginia, adjacent to West Virginia, in an Appalachian region of remote valleys, farms, and pastures. One of …
Highland County is located on the western border of Virginia, adjacent to West Virginia and about halfway down the stretch of Appalachian Mountains that straddles the line between the two states. Along the Appalachian chain there is a band of ridge and valley geography that …