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Rahawa Haile set out on the AT during one of the most tumultuous periods in our political history. The story she wrote about it for Outside in 2017 hit a nerve, and encouraged many others to get out on the trail. We followed up with her to find out what scared her the most, the one piece of gear she couldn’t live without, and why thru-hiking is always worth it in the end.

Nov. 25—The N.C. Department of Transportation is building a bridge on Interstate 40 that is one of the first in the state to take into account the needs of bears

Heres some top choices for a hike to get some steps in and get out of the house out after Thanksgiving dinner.

Heres some top choices for a hike to get some steps in and get out of the house out after Thanksgiving dinner.

Editor’s Note: Are you looking for a long-weekend getaway within a few hours’ drive of the Tri-Cities? This bi-weekly, “72-hour” hiking series will guide you on unique, three-day adventures in

HICKORY — The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the Oct. 6 meeting. The competition was for projection images with the assigned topic

The next time somebody asks you to describe North Carolina, pull out and read aloud this quote from the beginning pages of Bland Simpson’s new book.

The next time somebody asks you to describe North Carolina, pull out and read aloud this quote from the beginning pages of Bland Simpson’s new book.

No one will get the OK from the U.S. Forest Service to harvest ginseng in Western North Carolina this year, thanks to continued declines and low population levels.  Commercial harvesting of wild ginseng is 250 years old, but this year, USFS is not issuing permits after declines of the medicinal plant from long-term harvesting, recent overharvesting, out-of-season harvesting and the taking of mature plants without planting their seeds for future crops. There are now too few plants in the nati...

Graduates seated socially distanced at the first-ever commencement ceremony at Neyland Stadium on May 8, 2021. Seth Chapman / The Daily Beacon Though they will not be on campus together, students from the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2025 have a unique shared experience: they both spent their senior years adapting to and overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The senior class that graduated in May included many notable campus leaders and volunt...