An endless canopy of deep green stretches across the wild expanse of sequestered Appalachian Mountains. Peaks cloaked in blue mist (thus the name Blue Ridge) appear to reach beyond the clouds. The wind whispers through the trees of the mystery these mountains hold. Everything seems to tell a story of days long passed.     This is Appalachia (App-uh-latch-uh, for those of you aren't sure how to pronounce it correctly).     Perhaps you know it only by the stereotypical hillbilly stories - widespread…