Here’s How the Popular Itusi Trail is Getting an Overhaul Graham Averill|August 31, 2018 Learn the exciting changes coming to the popular Itusi Trail! Read about the overhaul and get ready to hit the trails with REI's latest blog post.
Best Climbing Areas in North Carolina Mikhaila Redovian|August 13, 2018 Here are 8 of the best climbing areas in North Carolina for trad climbers, sport climbers and boulderers. If you’re looking for a new crag in North Carolina, we've got one for you.
North Carolina Climbing Closure to Protect Rare Falcons Lifted Early Graham Averill|August 10, 2018 Each year, several of North Carolina's cliffs are closed to climbers because of peregrine falcon nesting activity. But this year, the agencies lifted the bans a month early in July.
The Best Backpacking Trails in North Carolina Kristen Arendt|August 6, 2018 Looking for an overnight adventure? Start planning your next backpacking trip with these top backpacking routes to explore the best trails that North Carolina has to offer.
How to Visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park Patrick Hutchison|August 3, 2018 Old-growth forests, wildflowers, and a dramatic blue haze define the Smokies, but the country’s most visited national park has even more to offer.
North Carolina’s Ginseng Lottery Has Begun Graham Averill|July 13, 2018 A common ingredient in your favorite energy drink grows wild in the mountains of North Carolina, and it’s worth so much, you have to win a lottery in order to harvest it legally. Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests have opened their annual lottery for permits to harvest wild American ginseng.
There’s No Such Thing As a Perfect Hike Matt Crossman|July 13, 2018 We all have great expectations when we set out on a hike. We go in with preconceived notions and come out disappointed when they aren’t met. But I’ve noticed a strange trend in my hiking life: Some hikes have a way of becoming retroactively better than I had ever hoped.
Pete Ripmaster Wins the Iditarod Trail Invitational. What’s Next? Graham Averill|June 26, 2018 Pete Ripmaster, an ultrarunner known for accomplishing 50 races in 50 states, recently won the Iditarod Trail Invitational—an epic race that takes runners, bikers and skiers on a 1,000-mile journey across Alaska’s wilderness, from Knik to Nome. Learn what the athlete is up to now and what he's planning next.
Rare Fireflies Mesmerize Thousands in North Carolina and Tennessee Graham Averill|June 7, 2018 Your standard firefly serves as a wonderful hallmark of summer in the South, but Western North Carolina has a corner on two species of fireflies that are downright miraculous.
New Backcountry Trail Opens in Hickory Nut Gorge Graham Averill|May 18, 2018 Weed Patch Mountain Trail is a brand new 8.6-mile (one way) romp through some of Hickory Nut Gorge’s wildest terrain, connecting Buffalo Creek Park, which already has a 3.5-mile mountain bike loop, with Eagle Rock, a climbing crag on the north side of Rumbling Bald Mountain inside Chimney Rock State Park.
‘Biggest Buzz … Since the Casino’: Cherokee Turning to Mountain Bike Trails to Grow Economy Graham Averill|May 17, 2018 The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hope the new Fire Mountain Trail System can promote economic growth, in addition to their casino, and provide a healthier lifestyle for their own community.
Trail Sisters: Meet Asheville Renaissance Runner Ashley Hunter Arnold Gina Lucrezi|October 12, 2017 When she's not speeding by on the trails of Pisgah, you can find her teaching yoga, writing and producing running films. The Southeast is...
