President Donald Trump signed executive orders to effectively slash environmental protections on more than half of the nation ...

A giant burrowing salamander fossil challenges assumptions about amphibian evolution in prehistoric Appalachia. A giant ...

They include portions of Land Between the Lakes in northern Tennessee and pockets within the Cherokee National Forest that stretches for 660,000 acres across the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Beaver ...

On a clear, sunny day in May, just a few weeks into the Smoky Mountain rafting season, Heather Ellis took a dozen people ...

This mountain escape is popular for train rides, a lively arts scene, and outdoor adventures. Here are our favorite things to do in Blue Ridge, Georgia.

Following the slope of Grandfather Mountain, the Tanawha Trail is a 13.5-mile hike along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone, North Carolina. Known for fiery fall foliage in autumn, the region ...

If you love chasing a sunrise, then this spot in Tennessee needs to be on your radar. Climb a mountain and be the first to ...

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Every summer, Brian Hann and a group of cyclists bike over 100 miles to Bonnaroo. This year marks Hann's 11th ride with the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, while some fellow ...

Roan Mountain should be reaching its most beautiful time of the year with the blooming of the Catawba rhododendron. To celebrate the mountain, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy will ...

BOSTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / June 11, 2025 / The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), America's oldest conservation and recreation organization, announced today that its storied eight High Mountain ...