MountainTips » Uncategorized http://mountaintips.com Learning and Exploring the Blue Ridge and Southern Appalachian Mountains. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:19:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 2006-2009 ken@mountaintips.com (Ken Turner) ken@mountaintips.com (Ken Turner) Southern Appalachian Mountains 1440 http://mountaintips.com/images/MT-144x144 MountainTips http://mountaintips.com 144 144 Discovering more about the wonderful Southern Appalachian Mountains. Learning and Exploring the Blue Ridge and Southern Appalachian Mountains. blue ridge mountains, blue ridge parkway, southern Appalachian, hiking, traditional arts, traditional crafts, heritage apples, smoky mountains Ken Turner Ken Turner ken@mountaintips.com no no Art Studio Tour – Toe River Arts Council has Christmas Ideas http://mountaintips.com/2011/12/02/art-studio-tour-toe-river-arts-council-has-christmas-ideas/ http://mountaintips.com/2011/12/02/art-studio-tour-toe-river-arts-council-has-christmas-ideas/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:19:35 +0000 Ken http://mountaintips.com/?p=474 Continue reading →]]> This weekend December 3 and 4 is a great time to get some Christmas shopping finished!
The Toe River Arts Council’s Studio Tour is a wonderful event. It combines natural beauty of driving through the heart of the Southern Appalachian mountains and meeting artists in their natural habitat (their studio).
Watch out for trucks loaded with Christmas and lots of traffic at the choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms.

Toe River Arts Council


Toe River Arts Council: http://www.toeriverarts.org/studiotour.shtml

Artist Studio Tour Map: http://toeriverarts.org/docs/12.11_studiotourmaps.pdf

]]> http://mountaintips.com/2011/12/02/art-studio-tour-toe-river-arts-council-has-christmas-ideas/feed/ 0 Baa-tany Goat Project on Roan Mountain – Summer 2011 Wrap-up http://mountaintips.com/2011/09/30/baa-tany-goat-project-on-roan-mountain-summer-2011-wrap-up/ http://mountaintips.com/2011/09/30/baa-tany-goat-project-on-roan-mountain-summer-2011-wrap-up/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:49:20 +0000 Ken http://mountaintips.com/?p=458 Hear Jamey Donaldson, the goatherd, talk about the last day for the 2011 season of the Baa-tany Goat Project.

More information at The Friends of Roan Mtn .org and the Baa-tany Goat Project Blog.

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]]> http://mountaintips.com/2010/08/31/summer-of-fun/feed/ 0 Christmas in the Mountains – December Acivities http://mountaintips.com/2008/11/25/christmas-in-the-mountains-december-acivities/ http://mountaintips.com/2008/11/25/christmas-in-the-mountains-december-acivities/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:14:42 +0000 Ken http://mountaintips.com/?p=23 Continue reading →]]> Be sure to check out the Artist’s Studio Tour page.  The dates are December 6 & 7, 2008. This is an opportunity to meet artists and see where they do their thing. It is very interesting to anyone who is creative and appreciates those with creativity.

snow covered Christmas treeAnd check out the Christmas Tree – Field Guide page.

Some more Mountain Tips to help you enjoy the season.

 

 

 

 

 

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