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GetHiking! at Linville Gorge It wasn’t a particularly big deal when this particular adventure Meetup launched in 2007. In just 5 years, Meetup had become the way for like-minded folks...

Jay Richardson seems baffled by the question: What advice would you give to a company interested in becoming more environmentally responsible? Where should they start? After giving the question some...

Tyler is what his wife and friends call “obsessed” with fishing. He’s lucky enough to fish several times a week, from the Charlotte, NC area freshwater lakes to the saltwater...

3:45am As an east-coaster this hour would be harsh but in Honolulu I awake to a gift- the OluKai Kama’aina (ka-ma-ay-na) experience gets an early start. Kama’aina means “Native Born”...

Julee Glaub Weems with her Little Windows bandmate and husband Mark Weems, performing at the Swannanoa Gathering. Julee Glaub Weems’s life used to be full of music, running, hiking and...

Antarctica Our Monthly Explorer Series features local explorers who have achieved some pretty impressive adventure goals — impressive goals, yet goals that are within the reach of the everyday explorer....

In collaboration with GetGoingNC.com, we held a series of talks with local folks who have taken some pretty cool adventures. Our Explorer Series is intended to let these explorers share...

Trout lily My official first sighting of a spring wildflower, last Friday, comes with an asterisk, like a home run record set on steroids: the temperature had skyrocketed to near...

Julie Steiner atop 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro This year, with GetGoingNC.com, we’re holding a series of monthly talks with local folks who have taken some pretty cool adventures. Our Explorer Series...

Navigating one of five snowfields on the JMT As a part of our Pints & Paths programs with GetGoingNC.com, Marya McNeish talked of her adventure on the John Muir Trail....

Kate on the Appalachian Trail near Mount Rogers As a part of our Pints & Paths programs with GetGoingNC.com, Kate Rice shared her experiences on the Colorado Trail. We spent...

Jerry Barker, right, discusses the trail with a fan before his Pints & Paths presentation. As a part of our Pints & Paths programs with GetGoingNC.com, Jerry Barker came to...

As a part of our Pints & Paths programs with GetGoingNC.com, Susan Levy shared her experiences and tips for thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. We spent the the first part of...

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...

Jen on a picture-perfect mountain day Since August 15, Jennifer Pharr Davis has been hiking the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in an effort to raise awareness — and money — for our...

MST in a Day, at the Bentonville Battlefield The American Hiking Society had never heard of one of the nation’s long trails being hiked in its entirety in one day....

Check out the falls in the Deep Creek area (photo courtesy RomanticAsheville.com) For those who’ve missed our previous installments of MST in a Day: The 1,175-mile Mountains-to-Sea Trail turns 40...

Cheoah Bald may be the most remote of our viewing venues (photo: themortons.org) It’s a given that you know what you’ll be doing the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 21. The...