New on the Appalachian Trail: Rafts ferry hikers where Helene destroyed a bridge
Floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Helene took out a bridge over the Nolichucky River, severing two sections of the ...
He Tried to Hike the Appalachian Trail on a $1,000 Budget. Here’s What He Learned.
Last year, legendary thru-hiker Jack “Quadzilla” Jones attempted to hike the AT for a grand. Here’s how he fared—and the ...
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New on the Appalachian Trail: Rafts ferry hikers where Helene destroyed a bridge
Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge ... (An alternative route takes hikers around a closed section along the North Carolina-Tennessee state line in Mitchell County.) ...
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Powerful Partnerships: How CCC&TI and Valle Crucis School are rising above in the wake of Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene made landfall on the Florida panhandle and made its slow march inland and upward, leaving a trail of ...
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Appalachian Trail
Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...
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Hurricane Helene repair ongoing on Blue Ridge Parkway; Heavy damage from Linville Falls to Mount Mitchell
Park teams have documented more than four dozen landslides and other storm-related damage in those 38 miles of Parkway alone.
The best wildflower hiking trails in the U.S.
Spring is in bloom. Here are our favorite places to frolic through fields of flowers, from the Pacific Northwest to the ...