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This week in GetHiking! and GetExploring!
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...
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...
This week in GetHiking! GetExploring!
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...
Coastal camping: Winter’s unheralded escape
It will happen, mark our words. Sometime during the January thaw, when the glow of the holidays has faded and the reality of a long winter sets in, you’ll suddenly...
Public comment begins on Pisgah, Nantahala management plan revision
The Pisgah and Nantahala national forests are in the midst of a four-year review and revision of the management plan governing their use. Monday begins the public input phase of...
Last call for 2015 adventure: Go camping in the Piedmont
You don’t associate November with camping. But you should. Cooler temperatures and crisp air make for inspiring days on the trail, quiet calm in a canoe, or the simple thrill...
This Week in GetHiking! GetExploring!
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...
November: Last call for 2015 big adventure
November? Already? You’re right: technically, it’s not November. The month doesn’t start until Sunday. But it’s imminence should serve as a reminder that the 2015 adventure season is about to...
This week in GetHiking!, GetExploring!
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...
Five hikes for catching color in the central and eastern Piedmont
October got off to a shaky start for fans of fall color. As anyone familiar with the process that leads to fall color knows, the main enemy of a great...
Fall paddling: better color, better quiet
When we think of fall, we think of fall color, we think of hiking. Which is curious, because when we’re looking for great color, we tend to look for it...
Five spots to find early fall color sneaking into the Piedmont
Bummed because you thought you may have missed the start of full color because of the recent rain? Word on the trail is that you haven’t really missed anything, that...
Hiker Blues: Maintaining Morale While Long-Distance Hiking
by Jaala Freeman Backpacking is full of excitement: orange and purple sunsets, painted mountains, expansive views, deep green forests, raucous animals, fresh air and a thriving community. All of this...
This week in GetHiking! and GetExploring!
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...
Let’s Take a Walk in the Woods, IV: Becoming a Hiker
So you you’ve been following our Let’s Take a Walk in the Woods series in this space for the past month about becoming a hiker. You started with the basics,...
A Thru-Hiker's Pantry
The most common questions a thru-hiker gets asked in town typically refer to our food. “What do you eat out there?” “How do you carry enough food for 5 months?”...
This week in GetHiking!, GetExploring!
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...
Let’s Take a Walk in the Woods, III: Basic Gear
So you read our post two weeks ago about launching your hiking career, then last weekend, based on our beginner hike recommendations the following week, took not one, but two...