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Mike Owen Our monthly Explorer Series returns this month. The series focuses on local explorers who aren’t much different from the rest of us, yet have managed to something extraordinary....

Sandia Ski Area, Albuquerque For April, our Explorer Series installment was Adventures Along the Way, exploring the art of having adventures on your way to an adventure. That is, how...

Heading out to climb Mount Kilimanjaro? Here’s what summiter Julie Steiner recommends: Read more about Julie’s Kilimanjaro adventure here. Luggage Patagonia 90 L Black Hole Duffel- Waterproof (33 lb weight...

Julie Steiner (right, with Alison Watta) on a weekend training trip with GetBackpacking! at South Mountains State Park. When: Wednesday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m. Where: Great Outdoor Provision Co., Eastgate...

Julie Steiner atop 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro When it comes to adventure, we all have goals, some of which would qualify as lofty. What we often lack in attaining these loftier...

Looking to launch your own long hike, a section hike on North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail?Here’s one of our favorite MST routes to get your section hike off the ground.Region: PiedmontStart:...

Charley and Gus Davis savor their time outside. The next time you’re thinking about taking the kids on an outing but it seems like too much work, think about this:...

First our apologies. Half the fun of an adventure is packing (and repacking) the gear. Reading this may deny you the full enjoyment of that exercise. In packing for a...

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...

Along New Hope Creek, Durham It’s odd, this notion that winter is time-out in the outdoors: It’s too cold, the days are too short, there’s nothing to see what with...

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...

Of all the things that can stress us over the holidays, there is one thing we can help the non-outdoorsy among you strike from the list. The family hike. Families...

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...

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...

Choosing a new pack can be overwhelming, let our Staff & Osprey help you out. (Jonathan Morua) Backpacks are one of those integral pieces of gear that can make or...

Trail (Shoe) Maintenance: How to Clean Your Chaco Sandals By RootsRated (A handy guide to keeping your Chacos clean. Cody Myers) It’s common knowledge that people who love their Chacos...

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...

By the time Karen Szypulski finished taking the Intro to Kayaking class at Cary’s Bond Park in June of 2012, she was hooked. “I was ready to buy my own...