Overnight camping has been prohibited along more than 20 miles of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina because of threats posed by bears. Among the incidents: A hiker was bitten by a bear in ...

I hasten to add, for those who remember a certain former governor of South Carolina, that this is not a euphemism. My brother ...

The Appalachian Trail extends nearly 2,200 miles between Georgia and ... Jefferson National Forest, George Washington ...

On top of a mountain in Virginia along the Appalachian Trail, ... I arrived at the camping area, ... many of us moon the Cog ...

When the idea of the Appalachian Trail was born, according to Beck, the original maps Benton MacKaye drew designated Mt. Washington as the northern terminus, with potential extensions or “branch ...

Capilla Peak Campground glistens in the morning light and the golden hour glow. Reaching it as a hiker requires a slog up the Manzano Crest Trail or in a vehicle making a slow, deliberate drive from ...

First envisioned by forester Benton MacKaye as a chain of linked mountain camps to provide a respite from city life for a week or so of salutary camping, the Appalachian Trail was hacked out of ...

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. — Heads up, hikers. The USDA Forest Service is shutting down a camping shelter along the popular Appalachian Trail for the next couple of weeks. Officials say bears in the ...

On the evening of Sept. 21, an aching Dower staggered to the plaque at Springer Mountain in northern Georgia that marks the Appalachian Trail’s southern endpoint – just 40 days after she began ...

Overnight camping has been prohibited along more than 20 miles of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina because of threats posed by bears.. Among the incidents: A hiker was bitten by a bear in ...