With temperatures slowly rising to the balmy Western North Carolina summer standard, and old favorites reopening to visitors, it's a great time to start planning a hike. There are countless trails in ...

Local hiking experts guide us through the best hikes for every kind of Asheville adventure, from easy walks and hikes with waterfalls to more rigorous loop hikes and more. We turned to local experts ...

When cold weather sets in over North Carolina, you don't need to retreat indoors completely. In Asheville, the state's artsy city sandwiched between the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains, the outdoors ...

Sandra Aguirre didn’t mean to create a movement. At first, she was just trying to help herself and her family. In an effort to heal from her divorce, she began spending more time outside with her ...

Tropical Storm Helene caused significant damage to hiking trails in the Hickory Nut Gorge area, forcing closures and a lengthy repair process. Conserving Carolina, a local land conservation group, is ...