According to a 2024 Pew Research report, 90% of adults in the United States own a smartphone, and roughly 4 in 10 say they ...

Asheville is one of the best destinations for hiking tourists with access to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue ...

A heavily eroded half-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail has been on the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club's project list for at least six years.

The Chimney Tops Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open and one of the most popular hikes in the park. However, like Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains, it is also forever changed by ...

March, the chaotic wind of a descending helicopter whipped the calm skies above the Appalachian Trail near Icewater Spring ...

National Trails Day is June 7 and volunteers are needed to help install logs on an AT trail near Icewater Spring Shelter.

The park lists Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26 as "Red Diamond Days," when the Great Smoky Mountains ...

A summer fun-themed roundup of 10Best Readers Choice lists included several options right here in Western NC. Here's where.

Bridal Veil Falls hiking trail in DuPont State Recreational Forest ranked 8th best in the U.S. The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City was named the 9th best scenic train ride.

It’s wildflower season in the Great Smoky Mountains, and beneath the long morning shadows at Chestnut Tops Trail near Townsend, Tennessee, Tom Harrington is in his element. We’ve barely reached the ...