This winter, L.L. Bean wants to help you get outfitted for all that's out there, with tips and advice for heading outdoors and exploring all the possibilities of the season.

Finding time outside can feel tough in winter, but it's just steps away if you turn your

backyard into a winter oasis. Add a fire pit to keep you warm, some winter games to keep you

active, and some all-weather furniture and outdoor blankets for

chilling out comfortably just because it's cold out that doesn't mean you have to be

cold for more fun ideas easy how-toes, and inspiring stories,

visit L.L.B.com slash guide. Sweeping Wildflower fields, brilliant fall foliage, cascading waterfalls, black bears and songbirds, mountain hollows, a meandering scenic drive stretching over 100 miles across the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Shenandoah National Park in Central Virginia has attracted visitors since the 1930s

when the park first opened to the public.

While the creation of the park was the successful result of the persistent collaboration between business owners, local park advocates, the state of Virginia, the federal government, and the Young National Park Service.

It also resulted in the forced displacement of thousands of individuals residing within the new park bounds.

In the heat of the American eugenics movement, the state not only removed people from their homes along the Blue Ridge,

but often institutionalized these displaced residents

in an attempt to cure American society of the ill of rural poverty. I'm Jay

Jefferson and today on America's National Parks

the story of Shenandoah Valley for 15,000 years.

Until about 3,000 years ago, indigenous communities of

of Massowomac,

stationary indigenous communities of Massowomac,

Monahoeic, Monican, and Shanday's Tula people

lived prosperously by hunting, fishing, farming, and trading throughout

the fertile Shenandoah Valley.

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