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They are the first sign that the end is near. The end of winter, that is. Mottled green and purple leaves from which a starburst of slender yellow petals explodes....

In North Carolina, we’ve got more ways to entertain in the outdoors than just about any place in the land. Today, we offer 10 can’t-miss outdoor options that are somewhat...

It will happen, mark our words. Sometime during the January thaw, when the glow of the holidays has faded and the reality of a long winter sets in, you’ll suddenly...

You don’t associate November with camping. But you should. Cooler temperatures and crisp air make for inspiring days on the trail, quiet calm in a canoe, or the simple thrill...

November? Already? You’re right: technically, it’s not November. The month doesn’t start until Sunday. But it’s imminence should serve as a reminder that the 2015 adventure season is about to...

October got off to a shaky start for fans of fall color. As anyone familiar with the process that leads to fall color knows, the main enemy of a great...

When we think of fall, we think of fall color, we think of hiking. Which is curious, because when we’re looking for great color, we tend to look for it...

Bummed because you thought you may have missed the start of full color because of the recent rain? Word on the trail is that you haven’t really missed anything, that...

So you read our post last week about launching your hiking career — if you didn’t, hit pause and go here, then come back — and were intrigued. You’ve let...

Our efforts to save your adventure-deficient summer before the season fades continues with today’s installment: paddling. Of the four basic adventure groups we’re focused on in our SYS series (Hiking,...

Travel the major freeways of NC this summer and you’ll likely spy a billboard or three showing the iconic OBX lighthouses. While most people visit the lighthouse grounds, few people...

Don’t fall victim to the popular assumption that just because you’re going to the mountains, it will be cooler. While it is true that for every 1,000 feet of elevation...

The good news, especially for you Uptown workers: simply getting out of center city can be feel 10 to 20 degrees cooler, thanks to the “heat island” effect of the...

Look at an appropriately named fever chart of temperatures in the Triad for June and you’ll see the actual high eclipsing the normal high on 21 of 30 days. You’re...

For 12 straight days in June, the temperature in Raleigh rose to 95 or above. With heat like that, it can be hard to muster the will to get out...

Last week, we told you about the creation earlier this year of the Coastal Crescent Trail, a 320-mile arc designed to bridge the last big gap in the statewide Mountains-to-Sea...

Whitewater paddling. 113 miles of mountain bike trail. more than 200 miles of hiking trail (including one trail 75 miles long). A nearly interconnected 280-mile greenway system that now acts...

Look at the Hampton Roads region on a map and you’d likely think the area, seemingly as much water as land, is a one-trick adventure pony. Boy, would you be...