Posted by
Rachel on
23 July 2010, 10:11 am
I once went on an epic camping trip to a state park with my extended family. On this trip, my cousin “accidentally” bumped into me while I was kneeling beside our campfire. “Luckily,” I caught myself on the hot coals around the perimeter. Then, this same cousin–we’ll call him Teddy (cough…Michael)–”accidentally” ran into my brother [...] Read more »
Filed under Biology, Birds & Birding, Environmental Studies, Hiking, Nature, North Carolina, Reference, Science, Travel, UNC Press News.
Tagged Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia, Coastal Plain Trail Guide, Exploring North Carolina’s Natural Areas, Life Along the Inner Coast, Mountain Trail Guide, North Carolina, Piedmont Trail Guide, state parks, The North Carolina Birding Trail
Posted by
Alyssa on
4 June 2010, 2:11 pm
The Blue Ridge Book Fest began today and will run through Saturday, June 5, at the Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, NC. The free event opens its doors at 8:15 Saturday morning and the programs run strong until the end of the fest at 4 p.m. More than thirty authors will be in [...] Read more »
Filed under Art / Architecture, Hiking, North Carolina, The Book Biz, UNC Press News.
Tagged architecture, Bisher, blue ridge mountains, books, georgann eubanks, Hiking, leonard adkins, mountains, North Carolina, North Carolina authors
Posted by
admin on
26 June 2009, 11:37 am
Located on the Virginia-North Carolina border, directly above Forsyth County, is Stokes County, the next stop on our Tar Heel Trek. Historically, Stokes is best known for tobacco production and stringband music. More recently, it is getting attention for being the home of baseball standout Dustin Ackley. However, as a Stokes County native, I feel [...] Read more »
Filed under Cooking / Food, Hiking, Literature, Music, Nature, North Carolina, Southern Studies, folklore.
Tagged billy ray cyrus, bloody christmas, carolina buddies, charlie lawson, doc watson, dustin ackley, frank stasio, germanton, hanging rock, Hiking, hillbilly hideaway, john dillenger, m. bruce jones, North Carolina, sauratown, stanley brothers, stokes county, Tar Heel Trek, The State of Things, trudy j. smith, walnut cove, waterfall, white christmas, Winston-Salem, WUNC
Posted by
admin on
23 June 2008, 11:46 am
Sunday’s Raleigh News & Observer began a four-part series on the development of North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail, which stretches from the Smoky Mountains to coastal dunes. UNC Press has published the only comprehensive hiking guide to this 900+ mile trail, written by Allen de Hart, who has been hiking, designing, constructing, maintaining, and writing about [...]
