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5 weekend backpack trips ideal for summer

The Appalachian Trail through Mount Rogers Had Frank Sinatra been a backpacker, he might have compared Love and Marriage to summer and backpacking. OK, maybe the syncopation isn’t there. But...

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It’s spring (really!): Take a mountain hike

Doughton Park Whether you’re a hiker who hibernates over the winter or a year-round hiker who loves layering, spring is when we all get itchin’ for a mountain hike. To...

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5 Must-Do Summer Mountain Hikes in the Southern Appalachians

Shining Rock Wilderness, Pisgah National Forest Summer is ideal for hiking the Southern Appalachians. Sunny skies, temperatures 15 to 20 degrees cooler than in the flatlands, bracing mountain streams, pools...

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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...

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Save Your Summer! Backpacking

Last week when we said, “Yikes, look at the calendar! It’s August 6 a’ready!” it was only August 6. Today, it’s August 12! Yikes! we say again, but with more...

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