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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...

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:...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Enter to win Trusty’s Eclipse Package: HERE Lads! Where are your glasses!? “Plan ahead.” Sound advice for the coming penumbral occulation on Monday, Aug. 21 — and it comes to...

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...

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...

Jaala on the Pacific Crest Trail, specifically on the Knife Edge in the Goat Rocks Wilderness in Washington. One day Jaala was a runner with little outdoor experience. The next,...

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...

Creek crossing at Brumley Forest With a little planning and perseverance, we’re guessing you can get in enough adventure so that when outdoor exploits are shared around the office filtered-and-infused-water...

Here are 10 coastal adventures that not everyone knows about. Up, up and away, at Jockey’s Ridge (photo: visiting.com) Now get out your calendar and start planning. (Note: fees apply...

Robin Hannon: Back in the Tetons again. Like most boys who came of age in the 1960s, Robin Hannon, manager of our Cameron Village store, spent most every second he...

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...

Hiking Harper Creek You want to keep hiking as we surge into summer, but the heat! Not a problem, really. You just need to make sure that relief — in...

Some people have an influential mentor who helps determine their career path. For others, their vocation is determined by lineage, by fate, by channel surfing. Chapel Hill Store Manager Chad...