There’s a reason we hike mountains. For some, it’s all about the journey and the challenge it presents. For others, it’s the reward at the...

Every year, just before the trees leaf and the shrubs turn to blankets of green, the Smoky Mountains put on some of the best wildflower...

What gives a hike that coveted 5-star rating? There’s no doubt that many of us find the reward of an amazing view worth the potential...

Few places in North America look much of anything like they did pre-settlement, but they’re out there—and the Obed Wild and Scenic River is one...

In a state as bejeweled with lakes, rivers, streams, and creeks as Tennessee, it’s no surprise that swimming is one of the most popular ways...

Dust off your bike, synch up your harness, and blow up your inner tube, because warmer weather is on its way, and it’s time to...

As one of the most visited points along the Appalachian Trail, Clingmans Dome is in the center of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and...

After a few days in the great outdoors, the last thing you want to do when you finally get home is tackle the task of...

After two months of exceptional drought in 2017, forests across the Southeast were like a tinderbox.  “When the leaves started falling, we had no rain...