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Big South Fork Celebrates National Park Week With Free Camping

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be observing National Park Week from Saturday, April 19, through Sunday, April 27. Ev...

Blue Ridge Parkway Announces Temporary Closure

Beginning Tuesday, April 22, 2014, the Graveyard Fields Parking Area and Trailhead, at Milepost 418.8, will close for approximately 11 weeks...

This American Robin Perpetually Kept Its Beak Open While It Sang and While It Was Listening

This American Robin Perpetually Kept Its Beak Open While It Sang and While It Was Listening

Dicallomera fascelina, le Bombyx porte-brosses

Retour de longue pause non programmée avec la chenille de Dicallomera fascelina, le Bombyx porte-brosses, de la famille des Lymantriidae. Un...

Goat Have Ready Now

Last post mentioned my first artisanal meme, "Goat Have Not Ready," and it's variously dark and crypto-ornithological permut...

Foreign Visitor Fractures Leg on Chimney Tops Trail

Last week Kathy and I spent several days hiking in the Smokies. On Tuesday, our first day in the park, we decided to hike the Chimney Tops T...