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Total Eclipse 2017: Where will you be when the light goes out?
Cheoah Bald may be the most remote of our viewing venues (photo: themortons.org) It’s a given that you know what you’ll be doing the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 21. The...
Ease back into hiking with these early season options
Bluff Mountain Trail, Doughton Park Has the warm weather of late roused you from your winter slumber? If you’re the type that tends to hibernate when the weather is cold,...
Winter Backpacking: Prepare for 'me' time
Wet? Why worry? The forecast for our weekend backpack trip to the Uwharrie Mountains last weekend: rain early Friday, clearing in the afternoon, returning mid-day Saturday and staying through Sunday....
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...
A taste of North Carolina adventure
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...
GetHiking! and GetExploring! ... Cox Mountain ... Morrow Mountain ... a pack fitting clinic ... new trail in the Uwharries ... Tip: wayfinding ... Resource: Appalachian Trail Conservancy ...
The following items are gleaned from our GetHiking! enewsletters for Charlotte, the Triad and the Triangle, and our GetExploring! Greenville enewsletter. All enewsletters are delivered, upon request, to subscribers’ email...