Flashpoint: Why is the outdoors still so white?
We need to do more than talk about diversity. The word diversity GETS USED A LOT THESE DAYS, especially in the outdoor community. You may have seen the latest ...
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Drink Up: The Best New Beverages Of The Blue Ridge
The Blue Ridge is already known for its moonshine and microbreweries, but a new crop of flavorful and innovative beverages have been brewing (or fermenting) in ...
Appalachian Legends
Mothman and the Flatwoods Monster. Bigfoot, Brown Mountain Lights, and the Bell Witch. Are these mysteries folklore or fact? It’s not surprising that a 480-mil...
The East Is Beast – These 12 Adventure Capitals Prove It
Cities these days are more than just skyscraper skylines. With rivers, trails, and open space strategically incorporated into urban development plans, these 12 ...
Coming Home: Rediscovering my hometown of Berryville, Virginia
An hour and a half west of our nation’s capital is the rural community of Berryville, Va., population 4,304. A seemingly idyllic oasis among the northern Virgin...
The Hunt For Eric Rudolph
Twenty years ago, the biggest manhunt in history took place in Western North Carolina for the Olympic Park and abortion clinic bomber. On July 27, 1996, Eric R...
The Summer Camp Effect
For 100 years, summer camps have been a mainstay of western North Carolina’s culture. There are over 50 residential summer camps spread among four counties—Tran...
Making Beer With Bees: An Interview With Ecusta Brewing
Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Zimmer, co-owner of Ecusta Brewing Company, through a mutual friend who was playing a show at the brewery. There we...
Trashion Show: Asheville Greenworks Walks the Talk this April 14
On the surface Asheville Greenworks is a environmental nonprofit located in Western North Carolina that works to inspire, equip and mobilize local communities to care for the places they live in. But what most people do not know is that they operate with only seven paid employees and that these paid staff members plan and execute over 250 events each year with the help of over 3,400 volunteers....
Bad News, Boys: Climate Change Is linked to All-Female Populations of Sea Turtle Hatchlings
There were zero male loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings found at test beaches on Florida's Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, according to a study by Dr. Jeanette Wyneken,...
Creature Comforts Reclaimed Rye
Every once in a while, Creature Comforts, the Athens, Georgia-based brewery that has given the wonderful Tropicalia IPA, releases a different version of Athena,...
A Murder In The Woods: The Mystery Behind Shenandoah National Park’s Last Homicide
https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/newswire/two-hikers-attacked-on-appalachian-trail-saturday-one-victim-dead/ In May of 1996, Julianne “Julie” Williams and...
Outdoor Personality Quiz: Which one are you?
Dirtbag or drifter? Endurance geek or yogi? Urbanite or survivalist? Our 17-question quiz will reveal which outdoor personality you most resemble. ...