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Outdoor Adventures displays rentable surfboards and paddle boards. Outdoor Adventure offers an array of sizes and brands of boards for the UM community to choose from. Photo credit: Katrina Nguyen Outdoor Adventures, a campus recreation center which opened at the University of Miami’s Lakeside Village with a popular rock climbing wall in August 2020, has started a Gear Rental program this semester to provide students a convenient way to explore south Florida’s nature. Students can check out various pieces of equipment such as paddle boards, scuba equipment and camping gear, which students...

The Smokies region is an outdoor mecca that attracts millions of people each year. For better or worse, that onslaught of visitors is increasing and l...

Longing for new loop trails in the forest? Or some with more breathing room and not bumper-to-bumper with bikes, dogs and people? With public support, they’ll soon be on the way. The U.S. Forest Service issued its final proposal for 42 new miles of trails in the Pisgah National Forest’s Grandfather Ranger District and is seeking public comment through March 26. The “Trails for All” project aims to build sustainably constructed trails “to improve community connectivity, reduce barriers to access, and support environmental and social sustainability,” said Lisa Jennings, recreation...

Pisgah National Forest calls for 42 new miles of horse, hike, bike trails in McDowell County Karen Chávez, Asheville Citizen Times Longing for new loop trails in the forest? Or some with more breathing room and not bumper-to-bumper with bikes, dogs and people? With public support, they’ll soon be on the way. The U.S. Forest Service issued its final proposal for 42 new miles of trails in the Pisgah National Forest’s Grandfather Ranger District and is seeking public comment through March 26. The “Trails for All” project aims to build sustainably constructed trails “...

Black Mountain is 9 miles from the nearest entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway, but the Buncombe County town had something last year that the world-famous park couldn’t offer – a public bathroom. That feature – as well as its restaurants, shops and gas stations – drew in crowds during the COVID-19 pandemic when the national park’s facilities were shuttered but millions of people still came from around the world. According to preliminary data compiled by the National Park Service, the 469-mile parkway, which snakes across the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Shenandoah National ...