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Bill Hoffmann Great Outdoor Provision Co. Staff Sensory Overload. You are in a strikingly beautiful place. How much of the panorama can you visually take in? Seated in the cockpit,...

The James River near Roanoke (photo:visitroanoke.com) Summer paddling in the Piedmont can leave a flatwater river paddler a little melancholy: the lack of rain can all but relegate the paddler...

Memorial Day weekend — traditionally, the start of an adventure-filled summer. Trouble is, just about everyone else thinks so as well. To help you get the summer of 2018 off...

Ledge Creek (photo: Tar River Land Conservancy) The concept of land trusts dates to Victorian England, when the rich and powerful used the legal device to obscure land ownership and...

Looking southwest from Little Long Mountain You know we can help you out when it comes to buying your adventurous mom the perfect gift for Mother’s Day (we shared some...

Doughton Park Whether you’re a hiker who hibernates over the winter or a year-round hiker who loves layering, spring is when we all get itchin’ for a mountain hike. To...

Hiking the Neusiok Trail, along the south bank of the Neuse River. For each of our GetHiking! markets, we’ve selected two hikes that are beginner friendly (three miles or so,...

This fall, in conjunction with GetGoingNC and our joint GetBackpacking! program, we’ve been sponsoring a series of Pints & Paths nights. We share a brew, then a hiker with experience...

Fall. It is the time to hike in the Southeast. And here are the 10 hikes you should definitely take before autumn goes away. The Black Mountains near Mount Mitchell...

New River Trail (photo: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy) 1. Devil’s Marbleyard, James Face Wilderness west of Lynchburg. Hiking. This is just the weirdest thing, to be hiking in the lush Blue Ridge...

Paddle the riffly New River Over the past two weeks we’ve been reminding you that summer is half over, and gently encouraging you to not let the rest of the...

Exploring a pool on North Harper Creek When it comes down to it, what you really seek in an adventure is fun. A bit of a challenge, sure. A story...

The MST through Jones Lake State Park For the Mountains-to-Sea Trail’ 40th anniversary, we celebrated the trail by looking at five of our favorite segments at the Coast. We focus...

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...

The Piedmont Land Conservancy has set the bar high with the Knight Brown Nature Preserve, its first preserve open to the public. The 189-acre oasis in Rockingham County is dominated...

Shenandoah National Park Milepost 79.5, Skyline Drive A great base camp for exploring the Shenandoah National Park, Loft Mountain is located near the southern end of the Shenandoah. The Appalachian...

Shenandoah National Park Milepost 57.5, Skyline Drive Loft Mountain with roughly 200 sites is the largest campground in the Shenandoah National Park; about 20 miles to the north is Lewis...

104 Green Hill Dr. Gladstone James River State Park is known for paddling, but the 1,500-acre park also has about 16 miles of multi-use trail, all of which is open...