Country Extra

See more of America's countryside with every issue of Country EXTRA!  Country EXTRA is delivered in between your issues of Country.  Celebrate the people, places and stories that make country life so special. Discover America through first-hand reader visits with country folks, full-color photos, reviews of country inns, country-fresh recipes and time-saving tips and shortcuts.

FAMILY TIME

EVERYONE HAS A STORY!

HANDMADE BLOCKS • Inspired by the story “On the Quilt Barn Trail” (March, page 14), I just had to share my barn quilt blocks. They were featured on a trail in Pennsylvania and were handmade by my husband and me. One of our more fun projects.

Discoveries • EXPERIENCE AMERICA’S BEST / FISHING HENRY’S FORK 14 / SPOTLIGHT ON WASHBURN 18 / SEA TURTLES 20

Explore the Teton Mountains on horseback. Try these guided experiences.

EAT ACROSS THE USA • Follow these food trails and savor regional flavors.

Route 3, Virginia

WATER PLAY

Close Encounter

FISHING THE RANCH • Cast a line in the country’s best fishing waters.

HARRIMAN’S HIGHLIGHTS

What Floats Your Boat? • Load up your kayak and head out for a tranquil paddle, an education in ecotourism or the thrill of rushing whitewater.

SUPERIOR VIEWS • Surrounded by woods and water, Washburn, Wisconsin, enchants Felicia Schneiderhan time and again.

INTO THE DEEP

TH E LAKE EFFECT • Deidre States Smith discovers the perfect vacation at North Carolina’s Lake Lure.

DEIDRE’S PICKS

ELEMENTS of YELLOWSTONE • Earth. Water. Air. Fire. Experience nature’s raw elements in America’s first national park.

Journeys

HOMECOMING • Annual treks to the Palouse reveal undulating hills, scenic byways and vibrant small towns.

MORE TO EXPLORE

Ride of a Lifetime • On a dream trip to Alaska, brothers realize that what truly counts is the people riding with you.

LONG-DISTANCE RIDING TIPS

A PLACE FOR ALL • One woman’s vision lives on in a petite sanctuary in the Wisconsin woods.

WISH YOU WERE HERE • Open countryside, crystal blue water and fun family trips. Readers open their photo albums and share travel adventures.

Country Extra

MYSTERY MAMMALS • Can you identify these southwestern critters? See how your answers compare to those below.

Gas Station Goof

MODERN MARVELS