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...

There’s nothing quite like sleeping out in the great outdoors with a campfire crackling nearby and the stars twinkling in the sky. From the quiet...

According to National Park Service stats, Great Smoky Mountains National Park hosted over 11 million visitors last year. But that doesn’t mean you should give...

With the heat of summer quickly approaching, everyone is looking for ways to be near water. Luckily, Northeast Tennessee is abounding with beautiful rivers and...

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...

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...

What better way to reward a vigorous effort on the trail—or up a summit—than by sitting back and soaking up the serenity of one of...

Known as much for its majestic beauty as for the fact that it’s one of the biggest protected areas in the Eastern U.S. for black...

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...