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Orchestrated Appalachia’s biggest conservation effort in years for family heritage Any mountain lover can appreciate the value of the pristine Rocky Fork Tract—10,000 unspoiled Appalachian acres wedged between the Cherokee and Pisgah National Forests of Tennessee and North Carolina. But for David Ramsey roots run deeper in Rock Fork. A little over a year ago [...]

The Roan Highlands offer a rare stretch of wide-open high country splendor in the Southern Appalachians. “The Roan” is actually a lengthy stretch of grassy peaks. The bald beauties feature expansive, open meadows—not typical of Appalachia’s deep wooded forests. EXPLORE The best way to take in the Roan experience is an epic 20-mile jaunt on [...]