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AT Thru Hike Reflections- What happens on one patch of earth affects those who come next
By Tina CurrinI remember the moment when I first discovered paradox. I was nine years old, sitting in bed and frantically turning over what I had learned earlier that day...
Our Top 10 Secret Summer Adventures (that are still secret)
Atop Pond Mountain Two years ago we published a list of our Top 10 Secret Summer Adventures. But you know what? Once you publish a secret, it’s no longer a...
Seven reasons we love Wilson Creek (though there are a lot more)
We’ve been visiting the Wilson Creek area for more than two decades, and every time we return it’s like visiting an old friend who has, somehow, become an even better...
Get backpacking with us in 2019
GetBackpacking! guide Brandon Hicks counsels the curious on weight loss. At Saturday’s informal GetBackpacking! Backpacking Get-together with Fiddlin’ Fish Brewery, we talked with all sorts of folks. There were the...
5 summer NC hikes and a natural slip n slide!
Since childhood, when we’ve thought of cooling off on a hot summer day, we’ve thought of losing ourselves in a cool mountain pool. Just the thought of a natural water...
GetHiking! Resource Page: Tips for hikers just getting started
Your first hike: So many questions! Last fall, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, in partnership with N.C. State Parks, N.C. Recreation and Park Association, Friends of State...
MST at 40: Five great hikes in the Piedmont
Sennett Hole, West Point on the Eno city park As the Mountains-to-Sea Trail celebrates its 40th anniversary, we celebrate the trail by looking at five of our favorite segments in...
Winter Backpacking: Prepare for 'me' time
Wet? Why worry? The forecast for our weekend backpack trip to the Uwharrie Mountains last weekend: rain early Friday, clearing in the afternoon, returning mid-day Saturday and staying through Sunday....
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...
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...
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...
This week, GetHiking! after work at Haw River, Umstead
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! for fitness at Crowders Mountain, GetExploring! on a Greenville greenway
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! this weekend at Pilot Mountain, GetBackpacking! for fall, GetExploring! on a moon-lit paddle
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...