All By Himself: Matt Kirk Sets Speed Record on Benton MacKaye Trail
In 2009, fastpacker Matt Kirk set off on the Benton MacKaye Trail and finished all 288 miles in just over five days. Read more about his record here....
September 2009
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Forgotten Forests
Our national parks get all the love, but why isn’t there a public outcry over the $10 billion maintenance backlog for our national forest system?...
Linville Gorge, N.C.
From its source on Grandfather Mountain, the Linville River flows into Lake James at the edge of the Piedmont. Along the way, it has sculpted a breathtaking gor...
Ben Sollee: Biking to Bonnaroo and Beyond
Last summer, while most bands were pulling into the massive Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in giant, gas-chugging tour buses, Ben Sollee rolled up on a bike—p...
Classic Fall Century Road Rides
Pumped by this summer’s coverage of the Tour de France? Pedal one of these celebrated road tours for your own taste of two-wheeled adventure. SHENANDOAH VAL...
Parents at Play
As a parent, how can you balance your old outdoor passions with the new love of your life? Kelly Brown, an avid backpacker and rock climber living in Knoxville...
The Best Ride in the Blue Ridge
Mountain bikers explore the uncharted Rocky Fork—the newest and largest land acquisition in the Southeast in decades. You can tell it’s bear scat because it...
Coolest Job Ever: Behind the Scenes of the Best Outdoor Occupations
Here’s the trouble with having a job: It takes up so much of your free time—time you could be using to hike, bike, run, etc. Alas, food must be bought and bills...
Budget Bikes
Can’t justify dropping $8,000 on the latest two-wheeled hotness? Don’t fret. Good bikes for about a grand can be had, no matter what kind of riding you do. Chec...
Another Use for Vodka
If this summer’s poison ivy explosion has you itching for a new remedy, try pouring the potent clear liquor on your skin. Vodka helps remove urushiol—ivy’s toxi...
Really Big Trees
Really Big Trees: Old Growth Numbers 0.5 Percent of old growth forest remains in the Eastern U.S., which amounts to about two million acres. 50 Percent of rem...
EPA Regulations
Earlier this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed new, tougher regulations on air pollution. The federal organization is specifically targeting ...
Logging an Outdoor Paradise
Pisgah National Forest has announced plans to log 2,000 acres in the North Mills River Recreation Area, near Asheville, N.C. The area is one of the most popular...
Still Supersized
Once again, an annual obesity study found that states in the Southeast are tipping the scales more than others in the U.S. For the fifth year in a row, Mississi...