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The New Hiker: Gearing Up
Through our GetHiking! program and our involvement in the Hike NC! hiking initiative launched this fall by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, an increasing number of folks...
The New Hiker: 5 Things to Bring on Your First Hike
Through our GetHiking! program and our involvement in the Hike NC! hiking initiative launched this fall by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, an increasing number of folks...
The New Hiker: What to expect on your first group hike
A State Park ranger is a good bet for insuring a positive experience on your first group hike. Through our GetHiking! program and our involvement in the Hike NC! hiking...
The New Hiker: What to Wear
Hiker fashion on display at the trailhead. Through our GetHiking! program and our involvement in the Hike NC! hiking initiative launched this fall by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of...
First Hike? Don't Freak
Of all the things that can stress us over the holidays, there is one thing we can help the non-outdoorsy among you strike from the list. The family hike. Families...
And now, a word from our Minister of Culture
The family that explores together … Chuck Millsaps and wife Kim atop Colorado’s Pikes Peak. Our ongoing profiles of the folks who are the backbone of Great Outdoor Provision Co....
Hike NC! The road from a two-story fall to a 3,000-foot climb
Tim Jones This is one of an occasional series of profiles on folks who’ve recently taken to the trail. For other similar profiles, enter New Hiker in the Search box,...
Hike! A personal need prompts a family to action
Damien Fernandez, hiking this past weekend at Horton Grove Nature Preserve For the next few weeks, we will profile hikers new to the trail. Most of the hikers you’ll read...
Hike NC! From competitive runner to born-again hiker
Steve Anderson once described himself as “a runner with a job and a family.” “I’d run 30 to 60 miles a week, depending upon what I was training for,” says...
GetHiking! and GetExploring! Fall Color, from Graybeard to the Great Dismal
The following items are from our GetExploring! Greenville and GetHiking! Charlotte, Triad and Triangle enewsletters. All enewsletters are delivered, upon request, to subscribers’ email boxes on Mondays. If you’d like...
Hike NC! New knees make a new hiker
Kimberly Dixon on the Sal’s Branch Trail For the next few weeks, we will profile hikers new to the trail. Most of the hikers you’ll read about will be participants...
No gas? No problem, with these 10 hikes close to home
Loblolly Trail, Umstead We realize that our extensive database of hikes can be daunting. And in these times of limited petrol, the last thing we want to do is daunt...
If V.P. of Merchandise Travis Zarins likes it, odds are you will, too
Travis field testing a new (at the time) Osprey Atmos 50 on a Backpacking/Fly Fishing double-header in the Smokies. For the next little while, we’ll be profiling the folks who...
5 Hikes to Catch a First Glimpse of Fall
Summit Trail, Elk Knob State Park (photo courtesy NC State Parks) You’re fed up with the summer heat. With the tease (last week) of cooler, fall-like air only to be...
5 Fall Hikes that are Well-Kept Secrets (for now)
Mountains-to-Sea Trail along Falls Lake Fall, with its cool air, crisp blue skies, and blossoming color, insists that we hike. And by “we,” we mean “everyone,” from the ardent hiker...
5 Fall Hikes to Rediscover Your Hiking Legs
Carolina Thread Trail (photo: carolinathreadtrail.org) During the month of September, our aim is to get you back in a hiking state of mind with fall hiking blog posts every Friday....
Go long this weekend with GetHiking! at Crowders Mountain, Doughton Park and on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail
The following items are from our GetExploring! Greenville and GetHiking! Charlotte, Triad and Triangle enewsletters. All enewsletters are delivered, upon request, to subscribers’ email boxes on Mondays. If you’d like...
GetHiking! in the Smokies, GetExploring! on a moonlit paddle, and more
The following items are from our GetExploring! Greenville and GetHiking! Charlotte, Triad and Triangle enewsletters. All enewsletters are delivered, upon request, to subscribers’ email boxes on Mondays. If you’d like...