Outdoor Lifestyle

An annual pilgrimage reveals a lost treasure of years past Small waves tickled my kayak as the autumn sun warmed our chilled cores, a light breeze gently skimming Fontana Lake, just two hours south in North Carolina. Two eagles circled…
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No matter the season, getting off the beaten path and into the wilderness will heal your soul. We have set up our campsite, and I am helping my son Troupe with the evening’s firewood collection. We are in the Smoky Mountains for a few…
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Finding East Tennessee’s place on the edge of a South American volcano Wind sandpapered snow across our faces as we experienced yet another false summit. I quit peering skyward since every prominence seemed to just birth another. Stars…
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