SCOTT HUNTER is retiring as fire chief in Bedford at the end of March. To the surprise of probably no one who knows him, though, his idea of taking it easy involves hiking more than 2,190 miles from ...

A northbound Appalachian Trail thru-hike starts at Springer Mountain in northern Georgia and ends on Mount ... but that hikers need to reach the end by October 15 if they want to avoid extreme ...

In Asheville, Hot Springs and other towns that cater to hikers, many restaurants, hotels and Airbnb’s have reopened. Road ...

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...

You know there’s more to northeast Georgia than tired old Deliverance ... you’ll cross the Appalachian Trail at Dick’s Creek Gap, where “thru-hikers” heading to Maine will be carefully ...

Spending time away from loved ones, Debra Bare-Rogers, raised in Wheatland, completed a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2024. The trail covers nearly 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine.

The Carolina Mountain Club bought 130 volunteers in December 2024 to help clear debris left by Hurricane Helene along the Appalachian Trail and the ... hike the AT from Georgia to Maine are ...