“The land is visible from a variety of locations around the Pigeon River Gorge along I-40, and from the Appalachian Trail ... map shows the acerage purchased along the national park’s North ...

We can all agree that the national parks in the United States are breathtakingly beautiful and chock-full of opportunities to ...

Here are the latest updates.Previously, this story covered the wildfires in Jackson and Buncombe counties. Both of these fires have since been contained. Sign up for our NewslettersMonday morning ...

That’s Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia – the Brigadoon of state parks that somehow manages to ...

First things first: there are wild ponies. Not “we saw them from a distance through binoculars” ponies, but “oh my goodness ...

Anyone can visit the site and add map layers to see slide histories, down to a given neighborhood. Bauer co-founded Appalachian Landslide ... and has a website Bear Trail Project.

Floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Helene took out a bridge over the Nolichucky River, severing two sections of the ...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains ... (An alternative route takes hikers around a closed section along the North Carolina-Tennessee state line in Mitchell County.) ...

Hiking the Appalachian ... the North Carolina-Tennessee state line in Mitchell County.) Mike Crooks, left, a rafting guide with Wahoo’s Adventures, prepares to ferry Appalachian Trail hikers ...

Last year, legendary thru-hiker Jack “Quadzilla” Jones attempted to hike the AT for a grand. Here’s how he fared—and the ...