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Beat the summer heat: just add water
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...

Find adventure away from the crowds this Memorial Day weekend
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...

’Tis the season to replace your gear
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,”...

November: A month of bonus (and boffo) paddling
A remote finger of Jordan Lake, perfect for a November paddle. Two things typically cause us to put up the kayaks and canoes come November: water temperature and air temperature....

November adventure: Don’t give up on outdoor fun just yet
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...

Top 10 Adventures at the NC Coast
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...

GetPaddling! Resource Page
Paddling the marshlands of Falls Lake One of our favorite questions when a newcomer walks in the door: “So, is there any good paddling around here?” Well, reckon that depends...

Perception’s Rambler 9.5: Go short, paddle more
Probing Walnut Creek as it feeds into Lake Raleigh. Why don’t we paddle more often? Here’s why: You get the notion to go for a paddle. You think of where...

GetHiking! the Southern Appalachians' Classic Hikes: Smokies, AT, Mount Rogers
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...

GetExploring! on an evening bike ride in Greenville, GetHiking! at Crowders Mountain
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...

In the summertime, these unsung lakes are great for cool paddling
Three rivers area of Falls Lake Not to debate Mungo Jerry, but in the summertime when the weather is high, what you really want to do is grab a paddle...

Spring into Adventure: Where to Capitalize on Daylight Saving Time
As part of our March-long Spring Into Adventure series, we look at ways you can take advantage of the longer, warmer days ahead. Last week, we went in search of...

Coastal camping: Winter’s unheralded escape
It will happen, mark our words. Sometime during the January thaw, when the glow of the holidays has faded and the reality of a long winter sets in, you’ll suddenly...

Last call for 2015 adventure: Go camping in the Piedmont
You don’t associate November with camping. But you should. Cooler temperatures and crisp air make for inspiring days on the trail, quiet calm in a canoe, or the simple thrill...
November: Last call for 2015 big adventure
November? Already? You’re right: technically, it’s not November. The month doesn’t start until Sunday. But it’s imminence should serve as a reminder that the 2015 adventure season is about to...

Fall paddling: better color, better quiet
When we think of fall, we think of fall color, we think of hiking. Which is curious, because when we’re looking for great color, we tend to look for it...

Save Your Summer, Part III: Paddling
Our efforts to save your adventure-deficient summer before the season fades continues with today’s installment: paddling. Of the four basic adventure groups we’re focused on in our SYS series (Hiking,...

Cool Fun in the Summertime: Triad
Look at an appropriately named fever chart of temperatures in the Triad for June and you’ll see the actual high eclipsing the normal high on 21 of 30 days. You’re...