Travel
Somewhat off the beaten path in the mountains of South Carolina, Seneca has two designated historic districts, one focused on commercial building erected in the 1880s to the 1930s, and the other located in a neighborhood of private homes constructed in architectural styles popular during the same time period.
An employee of Malaprop’s (in my opinion one of the finest bookstores in the Blue Ridge) told me about the Asheville Urban Trail – a jaunt of a different kind. Its 1.7-mile length meanders along downtown streets, taking in 30 sites where various piec...
Years ago, I was the host of West Virginia Public Radio’s “Down Home Music Show.” The program focused on the music of the Appalachians and it was then that I learned about Bristol, the city that not only straddles the Tennessee/Virginia border, but i...
In my haste to leave for a hike in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, I found I’d neglected to pack any food. I drove to Middlesboro; coming out of the grocery store, noticed the mountains had become covered in clouds. It was still a sunny day ...
In 1934, decades before other municipalities began to think about greenways, the citizens of Lynchburg were envisioning such places. It took until 1979 for their plans to become a reality, and now the Blackwater Creek Natural Area is located within t...
Beckley’s Lewis McManus Memorial Honor Rail Trail follows the former route of a CSX railroad line for 3.6 miles from Mabscott to the Cranberry Creek Shopping Area. At 12 feet across, it is one of the widest paved rail trails I’ve ever seen. It is def...
Hancock taught me that I don’t necessarily have to give up walking on a trail when exploring what a town has to offer. Established as a trading post in the early 1700s, Hancock began to grow with the construction of the B&O Railroad and the 184.5-mil...
