A Sea of Air

As the autumn in the Southern Appalachians began to shed its foliage and the temperature ranges between day and night began to stretch themselves toward extremes, the valleys of Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County found themselves regularly filled with tidal...

Bending the Arc toward the Light

Over the course of the past several years Capitol Reef National Park has become one of my favorite public lands from among the many that we share. It is a wonderful amalgam of human and natural history in one of the most beautiful settings the Colorado Plateau has to...

A Journey Begins

Northeastward from Newfound Gap the Appalachian Trail rises around the southeastern face of Mount Ambler, while US 441, Newfound Gap Road, wraps around the western slopes of the mountain before descending into the valley where West Prong of the Little Pigeon forms on...