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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...
Hiking a thousand miles, on trails of transformation
Danelle Hallenbeck, and a heart-shaped stone This fall, we’ve been profiling hikers new to the trail. Most of the hikers you’ll read about are participants in Hike NC! a new...
SOS! Save Our Summer, with a Piedmont water hike near you
Hanging Rock State Park’s 12-acre lake Noooooooo! August? Already!? It can’t be! My summer hasn’t even started … Alas, the calendar does not lie. And yes, while in the meteorological...
Don’t let summer’s heat and humidity keep you off the trail; become a night hiker!
Come June and summer’s 85/85 (degree/percent humidity) days, we’re often resigned to hang up our hiking boots until mid-September. That’s understandable, if you’re working on an 8-hour recreation clock. Thing...
Hike after work, hike around Lake Crabtree, hike Stone 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...
A taste of North Carolina adventure
In North Carolina, we’ve got more ways to entertain in the outdoors than just about any place in the land. Today, we offer 10 can’t-miss outdoor options that are somewhat...
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...