The first thing my dad said when I told him we were powered by waste veggie oil was, “You might be a redneck if… the vehicle you convert to run on straight vegetable oil is a three-quarter-ton, crew cab, powerstroke diesel truck.” ...
Audubon Naturalist Society: The largest and oldest independent environmental organization in the D.C. region, the Audubon Naturalist Society fosters stewardship...
You’re doing all you can to keep Mama Earth Green, but what about some of the businesses around our region? Here are some of the most progressively eco-friendly businesses in the Southeast. ...
With four Ironman triathlons behind her, Girls on the Run founder Molly Barker would like nothing better than to help young girls achieve greatness and self respect through running. ...
Alan Kent Wilson remembers the toughest mountain he’s ever climbed in the South. “It was Reinhardt Knob. We didn’t have a good map, we started at the wrong place, it’s in a wilderness area so the routes aren’t marked, and it’s one of the most difficult bushwhacks around. There just isn’t a good way up that mountain.”...
In a countryside crowded by young bluegrass bands with impressive chops, Chatham County Line, a quartet from Raleigh, N.C., is poised to become the standard bearer. ...
If you could hike with one person, living or dead, fictional or real, who would it be? ... there’s only one right answer to that question: MacGyver...Unfortunately, there’s not much chance of MacGyver showing up at your weekly club hike. So we’ve dug up five backcountry moves that even the most resourceful secret agent would be envious of....
The other day I was trolling the Web looking for new music, when I stumbled across one of Nashville’s latest offerings—a new country disc by John Corbett....
You just finished a 30-minute oatmeal bath and now you’re caked in Calamine lotion. The rashes are spreading and you’re skin feels cursed by the fiery depths of hell. A day hike isn't supposed to hurt this much...Learn to identify poisonous and stinging plants....
