January 2019

The southern Appalachian Mountains have been open to scrappy settlers since the early 1800s, but modernization has always moved a bit slower here than elsewhere. The terrain and industry have kept the culture close to the land and to tradition throughout mineral booms, logging busts, and—more recently—tourism. Helen itself was incorporated in 1913, but even […]

Are you new to RVing and looking for a surefire good “early-on” experience? Or, maybe you’re just looking for some mighty consolidated good times rather than just driving through entire monotonous states. The Southern Highroads Trail is your perfect medium-distance RV path to see baldest and tallest southern Appalachian peaks, sky-high waterfalls and valley apple