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Top Gun

by Graham Averill May 7, 2009

WVMBA looking for the best of the best…singletrack, that is

A Paddler’s Wet Dream

by Will Harlan May 6, 2009

Seven consecutive days of rain: The Southeast has been deluged with several inches of the wet stuff over the past week, which has left many hikers, mountain bikers, climbers, and other outdoor enthusiasts grumbling. But not paddlers. They’re flocking to the region’s waterways during this monsoon season. Free-flowing rivers like the Chattooga and the Nolichucky [...]

Mountain Aid

by Jedd Ferris May 6, 2009

New festival fights mountaintop mining

A Southern Uprising::Five Bands to Watch

by Shaun Harvey May 5, 2009

To say that it’s a great time to be a music fan, is most assuredly an understatement of the highest order.  Keeping up with all the new music, emerging bands, upcoming album releases, concert dates, and the like is not just a full-time job it’s actually an impossible task.  So I’m not even going to [...]

Off Roaders Sue Forest Service

by Graham Averill May 5, 2009

OHV groups file intent to sue over Tellico

Foothills Trail, South Carolina

by Leonard Adkins May 4, 2009

All of us know April showers bring May flowers. They also swell streams to what will probably be their highest levels of the year, making this the time to really enjoy waterfalls. One of the best places is the Foothills Trail along the Blue Ridge Escarpment. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary says an escarpment is “a long [...]