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SOS! Save Our Summer, with a cool paddle on a Piedmont waterway near you
An intimate stretch of Lake Johnson One thing you love to do in summer is take the canoe or kayak down a lazy Piedmont river. Stay near the bank to...
SOS! Save Our Summer, with a Piedmont water hike near you
Hanging Rock State Park’s 12-acre lake Noooooooo! August? Already!? It can’t be! My summer hasn’t even started … Alas, the calendar does not lie. And yes, while in the meteorological...
GetHiking! this weekend at Pilot Mountain, GetBackpacking! for fall, GetExploring! on a moon-lit paddle
The following items are from our GetExploring! Greenville and GetHiking! Charlotte, Triad and Triangle enewsletters. All enewsletters are delivered, upon request, to subscribers’ email boxes on Mondays. If you’d like...
GetHiking! the Southern Appalachians' Classic Hikes: Smokies, AT, Mount Rogers
The following items are from our GetExploring! Greenville and GetHiking! Charlotte, Triad and Triangle enewsletters. All enewsletters are delivered, upon request, to subscribers’ email boxes on Mondays. If you’d like...
GetHiking! at Morrow Mountain, Standing Indian, GetBackpacking! at South Mountains
The following items are from our GetExploring! Greenville and GetHiking! Charlotte, Triad and Triangle enewsletters. All enewsletters are delivered, upon request, to subscribers’ email boxes on Mondays. If you’d like...
GetHiking! After Work at Umstead
The following items are from our GetExploring! Greenville and GetHiking! Charlotte, Triad and Triangle enewsletters. All enewsletters are delivered, upon request, to subscribers’ email boxes on Mondays. If you’d like...
5 Must-Do Summer Mountain Hikes in the Southern Appalachians
Shining Rock Wilderness, Pisgah National Forest Summer is ideal for hiking the Southern Appalachians. Sunny skies, temperatures 15 to 20 degrees cooler than in the flatlands, bracing mountain streams, pools...
In the summertime, these unsung lakes are great for cool paddling
Three rivers area of Falls Lake Not to debate Mungo Jerry, but in the summertime when the weather is high, what you really want to do is grab a paddle...
Hanging Rock State Park Trails
Difficulty: 4 Stars Time to Complete: 6.0 Hours Distance: 10.0 Miles Seasonality: All Seasons Fees/Permits: None Dog Friendly: On Leash Intro: Mile per mile, the trails at Hanging Rock State...
Rock On: The 5 Best Southeast Music Festivals
Bonnaroo Music and Art Festival. Tom Tomkinson A sure sign of spring and summer in the southeast U.S. are masses of music lovers in sandals and sunscreen staking out their...
Don’t let summer’s heat and humidity keep you off the trail; become a night hiker!
Come June and summer’s 85/85 (degree/percent humidity) days, we’re often resigned to hang up our hiking boots until mid-September. That’s understandable, if you’re working on an 8-hour recreation clock. Thing...
Exploring the Mountains-to-Sea Trail’s Coastal Crescent Route: BW Wells Pine Savannah, Penderlea Homestead
May is Mountains-to-Sea Trail Month. We plan to celebrate by hiking four sections of the MST running through the coastal plain, a newly designated route known as the Coastal Crescent....
Here comes the sun: Enjoy an after-work paddle
The growing abundance of evening sunlight makes us giddy with the prospect for mid-week adventure. Get off work at a decent time, bring your gear and you could be ready...
Staff fun at Hanging Rock State Park
You ever wonder what we’re doing when we’re not in the store? Here’s a little video from a fun day of adventure at Hanging Rock State Park.
Piedmont hikes you need to hike NOW
Hiking the Mountains-to-Sea Trail along Falls Lake May: it’s a transition month for hiking in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It’s warm, but not yet summer warm. The humidity has yet to...
Top 5 Maui Adventures
By Zach Wright (Greensboro Shop). If you’re looking for a trip that is full of potential for incredible outside action, Maui is the perfect spot for you. While living on...
Spring into Adventure: Early Season Paddle Trips
As part of our March-long Spring Into Adventure series, we look at ways you can take advantage of the longer, warmer days ahead. On March 1, we went in search...
Spring into Adventure: Where to Capitalize on Daylight Saving Time
As part of our March-long Spring Into Adventure series, we look at ways you can take advantage of the longer, warmer days ahead. Last week, we went in search of...