When driving the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, we highly recommend stopping along the way. Our author especially likes one ...

North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway features several long hikes that reward endurance with sweeping mountain views, dense ...

Adventure Adviser: While I usually try to avoid stating the obvious, you’ve given me little choice here. It’s true that Shenandoah National Park has more than 500 miles of stellar hiking trails, but ...

On Good Friday, my friend Justin Rollins texted me around 7:55 a.m.: “I’m ready to rock.” After a stop to get more water, we headed from Spartanburg to the Blue Ridge Parkway to hike 13 miles up Black ...

The falls are only a half-mile hike from the Parkway and provide a welcome respite on a hot summer day, but be sure to check ...

Adventure Adviser: According to Jim Parham, author of the six-volume series, Off the Beaten Track ($12.95, 704-488-6601), there are tons of “wicked singletrack” trails to choose from in the Blue Ridge ...

ASHEVILLE – How lucky are we in Western North Carolina? When temps are in the upper 80s, and it’s a long July 4 weekend and we’ve got kids and teens and grownups sitting around complaining about the ...

Fall colors are beginning to peak in areas of Western North Carolina this week, and according to several area experts, the leaves will be showing off their true colors very soon, making this week and ...