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The Journal of Mountain Life

Generations of Memories
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Heart of the Blue Ridge

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1. The Mayberry Willows Weep: (Mountain People); ... and would, share his opinions with a friend, but he was man enough to share his fears as well. Response to his articles soon proved he had nothing to fear and he began signing his work, "Y.O.C.," which ...; Created on 01 August 1984
2. Camping and Eeling On The River Dan: (Appalachian Trail); By Y.O.C. © 1984 Issue: July, 1984 In the teens and twenties, this was a great thing for lots of folks to do. Several families had moved out of parts of these mountains a few years before and some ...; Created on 01 July 1984
3. Dan River Gorge - The Grand Canyon of the East: (Appalachian Trail); ... we'd like to introduce to you this wild rugged area through the following photographs and the accompanying article written by Y.O.C. , who recalls camping in the "Gorge" during the early part of this century. ...; Created on 01 July 1984
4. Why I Never Made a Fox Hunter: (Mountain Memories); By Y.O.C. © 1984 Issue: April, 1984 “One of my long-remembered hunts” In the winter of 1924, there came a large snowfall. It began one night and snowed all day the next day, but was tapering off ...; Created on 01 April 1984
5. 80 Years Observing Bees: (Mountain Memories); By Y.O.C. © 1984 Issue: March, 1984 (Editors Note: In last months Mountain Laurel, we featured a story, “Half A Hundred Springs of Mayberry”. This article was written by an elderly resident of this ...; Created on 01 March 1984
6. The Half A Hundred Springs Of Mayberry: (Mountain Memories); Y.O.C. © 1984 Issue: February, 1984 Editors Note: This accounting was written by a person who witnessed the birth of our century, whose hand once held a dipper or a curled leaf at every one of ...; Created on 01 February 1984

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