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October 2019: Mountain Getaways
Features Secrets of the World’s Greatest Runners How did Arnulfo Quimare, a Tarahumara goat herder, beat the world’s most elite and highly trained runners? Secret number one: don’t train. The Life and...
View ArticleReturn of the Giants
A closeup of a leaf on a potentially blight-resistant American chestnut hybrid showing the leaf’s distinctive canoe shape and curved teeth. Photo Courtesy of The American Chestnut Foundation....
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Mountain Getaway Guide: Unique Lodging of the Blue Ridge
The Thorny Mountain Fire Tower in Seneca Rocks State Forest, W.VA., offers accommodations 65 feet off the ground. Whether you’re looking to make one last trip this fall or starting to make plans for...
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The 2019 Hiking Guide: Hike the Southeast
FROM CITY GREENWAYS TO REMOTE STRETCHES OF FOREST, GET OUTSIDE THIS FALL ON THE TRAILS OF THESE ICONIC SOUTHEAST HIKING DESTINATIONS. Hike miles of trails in one of Virginia’s state parks, including...
View ArticleTrail Mix: Brittany Howard
Shake It Up Brittany Howard Pauses Popular Band to Release New Solo Record For Brittany Howard, the safest bet would’ve been to make another Alabama Shakes record. As the frontwoman and guitarist of...
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Clearing the Path: Behind the Scenes with the Trail Maintainers
Photo by Ellen Kanzinger Whether a trail is one mile or 1,000 miles, in a city or in the middle of a forest, someone has to take care of it. Someone has to clear the fallen trees after a storm or put...
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Best in Backpacking
Outdoor guide Corinna Mokotoff picks her go-to gear Corinna Mokotoff, a 21-year-old student at Appalachian State University, knows a thing or two about backpacking. From participating in multiple NOLS...
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The Fight over Free Soloing
Has Alex Honnold’s free solo climb of El Capitan sparked more daredevils? At least one free soloist has fallen to his death since the film was released. In 2017, the day after Alex Honnold completed...
View ArticleThe New Gender Rules in Sports
Are testosterone levels the best way to categorize male and female athletes? When an east coast-based cisgender ultrarunner—who asked to remain anonymous—saw the entrant’s pool for a recent...
View ArticleCutting the Public Out of Public Lands?
Photo by Steven McBride The Forest Service is proposing to eliminate public comment from most logging projects in Appalachia The Forest Service is proposing to gut the most important conservation...
View ArticlePaying it Forward
Customers embark on a float trip down the Powell River in southwest Virginia with Stone Mountain Adventures. Guides and Outfitters Take Education Outside Justin Harris gets excited when he talks about...
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