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Blue Ridge America

by Jedd Ferris April 30, 2009

Roanoke gets “national park on steroids”

Fire on the Mountain

by Graham Averill April 30, 2009

Separate wildfires burn on opposite ends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Journey Down the Shenandoah042909

by BRO Staff April 29, 2009

The confluence of the North Fork, on the right, and the South Fork, on the left. Thinking of sunny days.

Rednecks on Film

by Will Harlan April 29, 2009

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia made its debut over the weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The documentary has well-known backers, including MTV Studios and executive producers Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine of the series Jackass. It’s also chock full of Appalachian stereotypes and caricatures—redneck culture, pill-popping, run-ins [...]

Trail Tales

by Graham Averill April 28, 2009

New mountain bike trails are in the works in the Southeast

Backpacks for Biking

by BRO Admin April 27, 2009

The classic bike-messenger bag has been adopted the world over as requisite equipment for two-wheel transit with goods in tow. But for me a messenger bag’s single-strap setup — weight on one shoulder, the bag balanced on the arch of my back — has never felt comfortable or secure. Instead, a backpack — two straps, [...]