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A bleeding 67-year-old hiker on the Appalachian Trail sent an emergency signal after falling, then she took matters into her own hands. The British woman was 100 miles into the Appalachian Trail this ...
Planting beds along Seattle's Overlook Walk read like a stroll in our signature landscape. Here's what's growing.
Bays Mountain Park announced a new, interactive exhibit will feature various animals native to the Appalachian region. According to a news release from the park, ...
Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland, Kentucky, delivers that feeling in spades. Perched majestically atop Pine Mountain in Harlan County, this 1,283-acre slice of Appalachian heaven offers the kind ...
Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland, Kentucky, is that kind of place—a hidden gem tucked away in the eastern part of the state that somehow hasn’t been overrun despite its staggering beauty.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Every summer, Brian Hann and a group of cyclists bike over 100 miles to Bonnaroo. This year marks Hann's 11th ride with the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, while some fellow ...
In early April, a U.S. Forest Service office in east Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest issued a memo inviting the public ...
Or maybe the Appalachian Mountains have earned all the legends we’ve ascribed to them—and more—since they’ve been around long enough to witness the development of most life on Earth.
The U.S. Forest Service is making plans to increase timber production on federal lands by 25 percent, including in many parts of our region.
These NF Mountain Treasures and other unroaded areas (e.g., Wilderness Areas in the NFs, plus acreage in the Shenandoah, New River, and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks) are important reasons ...
A Blizzard Warning is in effect until 3 p.m. ET Monday for parts of Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, bringing 1-3 inches of additional snow, winds gusting up to 60 mph, and whiteout ...