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Taking a dip in the Wilson Creek area. When blazing summer temps start rolling in, it’s easy to look at the calendar and say, “Maybe I’ll head back out in...

Memorial Day weekend — traditionally, the start of an adventure-filled summer. Trouble is, just about everyone else thinks so as well. To help you get the summer of 2018 off...

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...

Snap-Ts: Aren’t you warmer just looking at them? After she’d slipped heading uphill for maybe the fifth time Betty stopped and laughed. “This climb is taking it out of me,”...

Using the summer bag for a backpack trip to Wilson Creek. Hiking in shorts along Falls Lake. Talking a 5-mile hike after work. That all happened in the past six...

By, Cole Cutter (GOPC Brand Ambassador) If Mount Kilimanjaro’s 19,341 ft summit is calling your name, you aren’t alone. Every year, thousands of mountaineers travel to East Africa in hopes...

Creek crossing at Brumley Forest With a little planning and perseverance, we’re guessing you can get in enough adventure so that when outdoor exploits are shared around the office filtered-and-infused-water...

Here are 10 coastal adventures that not everyone knows about. Up, up and away, at Jockey’s Ridge (photo: visiting.com) Now get out your calendar and start planning. (Note: fees apply...

Exploring a pool on North Harper Creek When it comes down to it, what you really seek in an adventure is fun. A bit of a challenge, sure. A story...

The MST through Jones Lake State Park For the Mountains-to-Sea Trail’ 40th anniversary, we celebrated the trail by looking at five of our favorite segments at the Coast. We focus...

Bluff Mountain Trail, Doughton Park Has the warm weather of late roused you from your winter slumber? If you’re the type that tends to hibernate when the weather is cold,...

Click here for an interactive version of the map Tradition holds that a ruby makes a nice 40th anniversary gift. Fortunately, the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail don’t stand on...

Each of the four seasons has its arguments for being on the trail. Spring offers warming temperatures, wildflowers, the promise of life renewed; summer brings trips to the cool air...

Through our GetHiking! program and our involvement in the Hike NC! hiking initiative launched this fall by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, an increasing number of folks...

Hiker fashion on display at the trailhead. Through our GetHiking! program and our involvement in the Hike NC! hiking initiative launched this fall by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of...

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...

Summit Trail, Elk Knob State Park (photo courtesy NC State Parks) You’re fed up with the summer heat. With the tease (last week) of cooler, fall-like air only to be...

Hiking the Mountains-to-Sea Trail along Falls Lake May: it’s a transition month for hiking in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It’s warm, but not yet summer warm. The humidity has yet to...