http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Blue_Ridge_MountainsFind stories, videos, and photos about Blue Ridge Mountains from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:32:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/04/08/paddle.georgia.trip/tztop.paddlers.courtesy.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Blue_Ridge_Mountains14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Blue Ridge Mountains from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/04/08/paddle.georgia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/04/08/paddle.georgia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith family vacation budgets tight as ever, one Georgia organization is offering an inexpensive vacation alternative that is at once economically and environmentally friendly.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:54:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/03/bc.fbc.appalachianstate.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/03/bc.fbc.appalachianstate.ap/index.htmlEvery Labor Day tourists head to this Blue Ridge Mountains town named after Daniel Boone to take in breathtaking views, eat Southern cuisine, and buy arts and crafts.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:04:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/02/appalachian.state.party.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/02/appalachian.state.party.ap/index.htmlBOONE, N.C. -- The monumental upset at No. 5 Michigan was only minutes old when, more than 400 miles away, Appalachian State senior David Rockensuess and a dozen or so other students did what delirious college football fans always do.Sun, 02 Sep 2007 05:10:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/07/20/flashback/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/07/20/flashback/index.htmlThis article originally appeared in Sports Illustrated on April 20, 1998.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/07/01/100123025/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/07/01/100123025/index.htmTucked between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the beaches of the Carolina coast, Raleigh boasts a mild climate, award-winning public schools, and a thriving biotech industry, all of which helped this city of 360,000 attract 12,000 new residents last year - and lots of visitors.Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/10/05/monticello.vineyard/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/10/05/monticello.vineyard/index.html"Think of the world's great travel destinations," says Luca Paschina, wine maker at Barboursville Vineyards near Charlottesville. "Each has history, landscape, food and wine. That's the beauty of Virginia. It has all these things."Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/02/pf/goodlife_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/02/pf/goodlife_fortune/index.htmPlenty of people dream of living on a golf course. Put on your spikes, step out your front door and you're ready to sneak in a quick nine holes before dinner.Fri, 02 Jun 2006 13:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/29/real_estate/willis_realestate_money_0601/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/29/real_estate/willis_realestate_money_0601/index.htmI'm willing to bet that most real estate investors have a blind spot. Call it a prejudice. 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Thus this spokeswoman for her generation launched the decade's tradition of mis...Mon, 11 Oct 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/07/01/244580/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/07/01/244580/index.htmFor our 12th annual ranking of the best places to live in America, we interviewed people in 500 households across the country about the factors that are most important in choosing a place to live. ...Wed, 01 Jul 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/24/76808/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/24/76808/index.htmHere's something city dwellers and suburbanites often have in common: abandoned railroad track beds that can be used for recreation. Example: the former Washington & Old Dominion route that runs 45...Mon, 24 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDT