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The Blue Ridge Mountains offer many of America's most picturesque landscapes. The rugged terrain often gives way to dramatic cliffs and overlooks, allowing you to peer out and watch as the mountains ...

The final part of the ascent is a rocky scramble. Bearfence Loop Trail is steep but short, and after just over a mile, I’m clinging to a tree root as I pull myself up to the highest point – and from ...

Being a large, metropolitan hub nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, you can be sure to find plenty of things to do in Roanoke. Roanoke in Virginia is less than a 3-hour drive from ...