Outdoors

A guide to finding peace in the waters of East Tennessee. Story by John Quillen | Photography by Patrick Caveney & John Quillen Appeared in Cityview Magazine, Vol. 42, Issue 4 (July/August 2026) The drive out of Oak Ridge and…
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From Grotto Falls to hidden creeks, Dana Koogler has chased the sound of water and found a path through life’s toughest terrain. Story by John Quillen  |  Photograph by Nathan Sparks, Jimmy Deane & John Quillen Appeared in…
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For 35 years, InterFaith Health Center has kept uninsured workers healthy
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Before ski mountaineering reached the world stage, one climber found grit, grace, and frostbite on a lonely peak in western China.
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Leadership, love, and loyalty define the legacy of Sam and Ann Furrow
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In search of a lost hunter, a trek throughJeffrey’s Hell reveals not just legend, but the fragile edge of America’s last great wild places. Story and Photography by John Quillen Appeared in Cityview Magazine, Vol. 41, Issue 6…
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From Andes Summits to Bolivia’s Most Dangerous Ride None of us were prepared for 11 degree temperatures in the middle of June. Then again some of my team wasn't ready to be at almost 20,000 feet either. But here four of us found…
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Hard-earned sunrises from Everest to Appalachia—finding beauty where few ever look Leaving a warm sleeping bag in the middle of the night is not my favorite part of mountaineering. I joke that we wake up before we go to sleep so as not…
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Unveiling the Smokies’ Hidden Stories Through Campbell’s Photographs I 've mentioned Frank Harvey in the past. He is descended from Smokies royalty, claiming the bloodline of Grandpa Carlos Campbell. Many have passed that overlook on…
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Off-trail in the Smokies, remembering a friend's final bushwack to what's next My feet were dangling way too far from terra firma so I death-gripped a bending piece of rhododendron. The branch stretched with increasing gravity, and my…
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