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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:06:11 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>My World</title><subtitle>My World</subtitle><id>http://www.backcountrynotes.com/my-world/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.backcountrynotes.com/my-world/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.backcountrynotes.com/my-world/atom.xml"/><updated>2010-01-25T02:10:47Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>More Appalachian Autumn</title><category term="Appalachia"/><category term="Autumn"/><category term="Autumn"/><category term="My World"/><category term="colors"/><category term="fall color"/><category term="maples"/><category term="nature"/><id>http://www.backcountrynotes.com/my-world/2009/11/1/more-appalachian-autumn.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.backcountrynotes.com/my-world/2009/11/1/more-appalachian-autumn.html"/><author><name>Jay Henderson</name></author><published>2009-11-01T12:49:56Z</published><updated>2009-11-01T12:49:56Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><a href="javascript:showFullImage('/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2Fappalachian-autumn%2FAppalachian_Autumn_30_400pxs.jpg%3F__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION%3D1257031973495',400,400);"><img src="http://www.backcountrynotes.com/storage/thumbnails/2108889-4618697-thumbnail.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1257031977395" alt="" /></a></span></span>The maples and other showy trees are done now.&nbsp; The weather has turned dour again and the maple leaves are falling fast.&nbsp; These are pictures taken around town near the end of the high season.&nbsp; Most are maples, but there are other trees, including a cherry and a willow oak.&nbsp; The oaks are coming into their own, and although they are not as flashy as maples and dogwoods and such, they have their own palette of muted tones.&nbsp; If the weather breaks, I'll shoot a few.</p>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Appalachian Autumn 2009</title><category term="Appalachia"/><category term="Appalachian"/><category term="Autumn"/><category term="Autumn"/><category term="My World"/><category term="colors"/><category term="fall"/><category term="fall color"/><category term="nature"/><id>http://www.backcountrynotes.com/my-world/2009/10/25/appalachian-autumn-2009.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.backcountrynotes.com/my-world/2009/10/25/appalachian-autumn-2009.html"/><author><name>Jay Henderson</name></author><published>2009-10-25T13:40:50Z</published><updated>2009-10-25T13:40:50Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.backcountrynotes.com/storage/appalachian-autumn/Appalachian_Autumn_10_inset.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1256432392352" alt="" /></span></span>We live on the western edge of the Ridge and Valley Province of the Appalachian Mountains.&nbsp; The landscape is defined by long ridge mountains, with coves nestled in higher elevations and river valleys in the limestone and shale formations below.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Autumn turning of the leaves this year has been slow, giving us a long season of fall color.&nbsp; The images in this article are from the past week. There is still color developing and even when the maples have yellowed out the oaks will endure.</p>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Welcome To My World</title><id>http://www.backcountrynotes.com/my-world/2008/3/23/welcome-to-my-world.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.backcountrynotes.com/my-world/2008/3/23/welcome-to-my-world.html"/><author><name>Jay Henderson</name></author><published>2008-03-23T16:47:05Z</published><updated>2008-03-23T16:47:05Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left"><br /></span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="full-image-float-none"><span><img src="http://www.backcountrynotes.com/storage/JayPhotoscan2.jpg" alt="JayPhotoscan2.jpg" /></span></span></p>
<p><strong>Here are some interesting, informative, and fun places in my world.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>ABINGDON - </strong>An old frontier town in Washington County, Virginia, <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.abingdon.com/" target="_blank">Abingdon</a> contains many well-preserved buildings from the Colonial and Early American periods.&nbsp; Attractions include the <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.bartertheatre.com/" target="_blank">Barter Theatre</a>, the <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.wkrac.org/" target="_blank">William King Regional Center for the Arts</a>,&nbsp; antique/junktique and specialty stores, and an excellent annual arts, crafts and music fair, the <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.vahighlandsfestival.org/" target="_blank">Virginia Highlands Festival</a>.&nbsp;</p>]]></summary></entry></feed>