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    I’m a hiker, hike leader and outdoor writer.

    To appreciate the outdoors and to conserve the land, you have to get out there. Hiking is the way I understand the mountains, rivers and trees that I find on the way.

    I enjoy walking with others. Walking inspires talking, thinking and sharing. Danny Bernstein

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    The Smokies – Always something new

    Have you been to Elkmont in Great Smoky Mountains National Park lately? A couple of days ago, Haley, Outreach & ...
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    / Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Classic Hikes of the Smokies – 2022… Yeah!

    My last post was a downer on the pain of hiking in the winter: snow, ice, indecision... And yesterday Punxsutawney ...
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    / Friends of the Smokies, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Leading group hikes in the winter

    I am not that crazy about snow and ice and winter. With all the pictures on Facebook of wonderful snow ...
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    / Carolina Mountain Club, Hiking

    Horsepasture River Before the Storm

    Tonight in most of the southeast, we are expecting a major snow storm. But today was a good day to ...
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    / National Forests

    No hidden gems on public land

    When I first moved to Western North Carolina, I took several college courses on Southern Appalachia. My first instructor was ...
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    / Appalachian Trail, Hiking, State Parks

    What is happening to Airbnb?

    I first used Airbnb in 2013 when I stayed with a French woman in Marseilles for several days. I had ...
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