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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...

The outdoors can be a transformative space, but so can a gear shop. About four and half years ago I was a little lost. I had left a twelve-year career...

Look at the Hampton Roads region on a map and you’d likely think the area, seemingly as much water as land, is a one-trick adventure pony. Boy, would you be...

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...

This past weekend Reese Witherspoon almost claimed a second Oscar for her portrayal of Cheryl Strayed in Fox Searchlight’s Wild, a film highlighting the real-life story of a woman’s 1,000+...

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...

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...

There’s no doubt that the growing popularity of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail contributed to Saturday’s record attendance at the Friends of the MST annual meeting. There’s also no doubt that having...

Imagine a transportation corridor running 1,150 miles across North Carolina, yet existing in anonymity to most residents of the state. “The Mountains-to-Sea Trail still remains the best-kept secret in North...

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...

The following is the first of several profiles of folks who have discovered their adventurous side in our GetHiking!, GetBackpacking! and GetExploring! programs. When Susan Levy’s thoughts turned to hiking,...

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...

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...

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...

Our next adventure: New trail in the Uwharries This weekend is a hike we’ve been highly anticipating: on 6.2 miles of new trail in the Uwharrie National Forest. This new...

Of all the ways we escape into the natural world, the most efficient and effective may be with paddle in hand. Three scenes from the past year: Dusk, a mid-July...

A traditional way to welcome the new year in the outdoors community is with a hike. The tradition is even better when you welcome the new year on a hike...

You picture yourself as the adventurous type. What you don’t picture is paddling over waterfalls, mountain biking off 15-foot drops, or running for 24 hours straight. Or buying a wingsuit....