Parks

COVER STORY.
“Back in Touch – The Smokies” Everyone experiences the park in their own way. Yet we all leave with something in common—a desire to return.
by Angela Minor
COVER STORY.
“State Parks Where a River Runs Through It” What is it about a river that draws us? Is it the sights, sounds, smells and cool waters—nature’s 3D action movie? Is it the meditative quality of water in motion? Is it some singular, esoteric feeling that lifts us…
by Angela Minor
FEATURE ARTICLE
“Springtime in Nevada is for the Birds”
Six prime hotspots for watching feathered friends.
by Angela Minor
FEATURE ARTICLE
“Parklands – South Florida’s National Parks”
Explore Dry Tortugas NP, Biscayne NP, Big Cypress NP and DeSoto NMP.
by Angela Minor
“Longhorn Cavern State Park, Texas”
Rare birds, prehistoric times, outlaw legends, and dance halls!
~series created and written by
Angela Minor
FEATURE ARTICLE
“John James Audubon Walked Here”
Birding trail carries on the tradition of the great 19th century naturalist.
by Angela Minor
FEATURE ARTICLE.
“The Little State Park that Burns Bright” The 263-acre Tennessee park has a history that goes back to 1830, and which, in 1984, completed a re-linking of Cherokee history.
by Angela Minor
COVER STORY
“Alabama is for the birds” Top 10 spring migration destinations for birding.
by Angela Minor
FEATURE ARTICLE.
“15 Best Mountain State Parks for Birding (and other stuff too)” While contemplating on how to celebrate the Migratory Bird Treaty Act centennial, I could see the Blue Ridge just on the horizon of my hometown. The following birding journey is now the plan.
by Angela Minor
FEATURE ARTICLE
“New Mark on an Old Road – Natchez”
It seems I’m incapable of passing a visitor’s center without browsing those display stands full of brochures like an old school search engine…
by Angela Minor
FEATURE ARTICLE.
“State Parks Worthy of National Status?” With some 339 state parks in the states of the Blue Ridge Country coverage area, there are at least a few in the mountains with enough size and superlatives to attract “national” attention.
by Angela Minor
TRAVEL GUIDE FEATURE.
“The Smokies” Our favorite must-see places, to-do events, best-of experiences in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in both Tennessee and North
Carolina.
by Angela Minor
FEATURE ARTICLE
“Where the Birds Are – Fall migration hotspots across the US” Nine destinations across the US to enjoy the most magnificent spectacle in flight!
by Angela Minor