In September, a 6,730-acre tract along the North Carolina-South Carolina border known as Headwaters State Forest was opened to the public. Read More...
Charlotte is in the process of completing the Cross Charlotte Trail, a 30-mile network of greenways that will connect neighborhoods, parks and businesses. Read More...
One of North Carolina’s most iconic mountain bike trails is getting a face-lift. The Itusi Trail, in Lake Norman State Park outside of Charl... Read More...
Here are 8 of the best climbing areas in North Carolina for trad climbers, sport climbers and boulderers. If you’re looking for a new crag in North Carolina, we've got one for you. Read More...
Each year, several of North Carolina's cliffs are closed to climbers because of peregrine falcon nesting activity. But this year, the agencies lifted the bans a month early in July. Read More...
Looking for an overnight adventure? Start planning your next backpacking trip with these top backpacking routes to explore the best trails that North Carolina has to offer. Read More...
Old-growth forests, wildflowers, and a dramatic blue haze define the Smokies, but the country’s most visited national park has even more to offer. Read More...
A common ingredient in your favorite energy drink grows wild in the mountains of North Carolina, and it’s worth so much, you have to win a lottery in order to harvest it legally. Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests have opened their annual lottery for permits to harvest wild American ginseng. Read More...
We all have great expectations when we set out on a hike. We go in with preconceived notions and come out disappointed when they aren’t met. But I’ve noticed a strange trend in my hiking life: Some hikes have a way of becoming retroactively better than I had ever hoped. Read More...
Pete Ripmaster, an ultrarunner known for accomplishing 50 races in 50 states, recently won the Iditarod Trail Invitational—an epic race that takes runners, bikers and skiers on a 1,000-mile journey across Alaska’s wilderness, from Knik to Nome. Learn what the athlete is up to now and what he's planning next. Read More...
Your standard firefly serves as a wonderful hallmark of summer in the South, but Western North Carolina has a corner on two species of fireflies that are downright miraculous. Read More...
