Appropriately, a podcast focused on the Southeast begins with the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. About 15 years ago I was in Colorado backpacking with a friend when I mentioned I was writing a book, “100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina.”
What better way to introduce your children to the outdoors than by hiking the Mountains-to-Sea Trail with them? That's what North Carolina native, Katie Rankin, and her family are doing. Katie and her husband were enthusiastic road and
We welcome TELICS, a Right of Way Acquisition and Utility Coordination Consulting Firm, as a new corporate donor at the “Weekend Hike” level. Friends’ member and Coastal Crescent volunteer Taylor Keith made the gift happen. As a Senior
We're excited to announce a partnership with FIND Outdoors, a 48-year-old nonprofit based in Pisgah Forest, and works to inspire people to connect with nature through outdoor recreation sites, campgrounds, visitor centers, guided tours and educational workshops for
Grab your party hat, hiking boots, birthday shirt, face mask and hand sanitizer. It's September 1st, the start of our month-long 43rd birthday celebration of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail! We've dreamed up new challenges to help you safely celebrate
We are thrilled that President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law on August 4 -- committing the federal government to provide $900 million per year to acquire park and forest land and $9.5 billion over
This is a great weekend to get started on the 40 Hike Challenge! The Challenge is met by successfully completing every hike in the new trail guide Great Day Hikes on North Carolina’s Mountains-To-Sea Trail. The guide features
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God.” – Anne Frank Photo submitted by Billy Simcox, Orange County
"Happiness is in the small details." Quote and photo submitted by Haw River-area volunteer Margaret Lanier, who was reminded of this often by her mother. Photo taken along the Townsend Trail portion of the MST in Greensboro. “Keep
"...On you will go, though the weather be foul. On you will go, though your enemies prowl. On you will go, though the Hakken-Kraks howl. Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and
