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Section Hike the MST: The Greensboro Watershed Lakes
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...
Section Hike the MST: The Neusiok Trail | Croatan National Forest
Looking to launch your Section Hike on North Carolina’s longest trail, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail? Check out this suggested hike to get your section hike off the ground.Region: CoastStart: Pine Cliff...
Hiking the John Muir Trail: Marya McNeish
Navigating one of five snowfields on the JMT As a part of our Pints & Paths programs with GetGoingNC.com, Marya McNeish talked of her adventure on the John Muir Trail....
The changing culture, and clothing, of Nepal
Dr. Steve Folmar, right, doing research in Nepal As part of our Sherpa Night on October 26 in Raleigh, Dr. Steve Folmar, associate professor in the Department of Cultural/Applied Anthropology...
Section Hike the MST: 10 Miles on Falls Lake
Looking to launch your own long hike, a section hike on North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail?Here’s one of our favorite MST routes to get your section hike off the ground.Region: PiedmontStart:...
Save RDU Forest
We have an amazing opportunity to preserve much needed recreation in the heart of the Triangle Save RDU Forest: http://rduforest.com/
Hiking the Colorado Trail: Kate Rice
Kate on the Appalachian Trail near Mount Rogers As a part of our Pints & Paths programs with GetGoingNC.com, Kate Rice shared her experiences on the Colorado Trail. We spent...
Section Hike the MST: Blue Ridge Parkway North
Hiking the MST through Doughton ParkLooking to launch a Section Hike on North Carolina’s longest trail, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail? Here’s one of our suggested hikes to get your section hike...
Section hiking the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, with Jerry Barker
Jerry Barker, right, discusses the trail with a fan before his Pints & Paths presentation. As a part of our Pints & Paths programs with GetGoingNC.com, Jerry Barker came to...
Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail: Susan Levy
As a part of our Pints & Paths programs with GetGoingNC.com, Susan Levy shared her experiences and tips for thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. We spent the the first part of...
Climbing Kilimanjaro: A Guide to The Roof of Africa
By, Cole Cutter (GOPC Brand Ambassador) If Mount Kilimanjaro’s 19,341 ft summit is calling your name, you aren’t alone. Every year, thousands of mountaineers travel to East Africa in hopes...
10 hikes that are all about fall
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...
This Week, Take Your Child Outside
Charley and Gus Davis savor their time outside. The next time you’re thinking about taking the kids on an outing but it seems like too much work, think about this:...
10 Questions with Jennifer Pharr Davis
Jen on a picture-perfect mountain day Since August 15, Jennifer Pharr Davis has been hiking the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in an effort to raise awareness — and money — for our...
The Mountains-to-Sea Trail gets hiked in a day
MST in a Day, at the Bentonville Battlefield The American Hiking Society had never heard of one of the nation’s long trails being hiked in its entirety in one day....
Make this your best fall hiking season ever
Amid the dizzying number of scientific reasons for taking a hike add this: simply smelling a tree can drop your blood pressure and make you more relaxed. It’s true; by...
Mountains-to-Sea Trail in a Day: 20 legs to fill, 10 days to fill 'em
Check out the falls in the Deep Creek area (photo courtesy RomanticAsheville.com) For those who’ve missed our previous installments of MST in a Day: The 1,175-mile Mountains-to-Sea Trail turns 40...
How To Pack for a 6 Day Wilderness Trip
First our apologies. Half the fun of an adventure is packing (and repacking) the gear. Reading this may deny you the full enjoyment of that exercise. In packing for a...