writing & photography with an adventurous spin
A historic corner of the Appalachian Mountains in South Carolina is a hidden gem for outdoor adventures: A bike park with an unfinished railroad tunnel • A mountain biker at the local biker bar • An adventure ride to a forgotten outpost • The lost Cherokee town of Oconee is found. Read the story at Blue Ridge Outdoors!
We started in August. A leisurely three weeks of adventuring with hiking shoes in the truck, kayaks and mountain bikes on the roof, and our new travel trailer hitched up behind. Before the camper, we never considered the Blue Ridge Parkway to be a destination, itself. But now we could set up basecamps and explore outward. Check out the story and pics at Duct Tape Diaries!
On April 8, a total eclipse will cross the continental U.S. from southwest Texas to northern Maine. Along the way, it will pass over the heart of the Ozarks. Many public viewing events at museums have long been sold out. But if you’re willing to venture further, there’s no reason you can’t have your own adventurous eclipse viewing. Learn more from Terrain Magazine!
The legendary expedition paddler and master instructor, also known as Greystoke, has explored waters all over the world. Read about his wild adventures, including being the first kayaker on Tibet’s upper Tsangpo River during the 1980s, at Paddling Magazine!
The Tennessee River city, at the base of Lookout Mountain, has become an impressive destination for mountain biking and cycling. Learn about downhill parks, cross-country trail systems, brewery cruising, and city adventure rides at Blue Ridge Outdoors!
A NASCAR-like drive south • An undeveloped coast with space rockets • A Dry Tortugas day trip that felt like a 1980s movie • Wild days and Everglade nights • Sure felt like a 9-mile canoe trail • A river of grass and ten thousand islands • Encounters with diseased monkeys and solitary manatees. Get the full story from Blue Ridge Outdoors!
Adventures and mishaps from our first year of camper life, with six trips and about four months spent on the road. Plus, the lessons we carried over from our former road life in tent compounds (not like a cult). Read the story on the Camping World blog!
“After tying up the raft, we walked uphill through the eerily quiet ranch. Other than us, a pair of colorfully dressed boaters wandering between worn buildings, it felt like a piece of the Wild West ripped from the past. A rickety windmill slowly turned. Horseshoes hung on a fence rail. A garter snake slithered across the path…” Continue reading at Duct Tape Diaries!
From hiking and paddling through old growth forest, to camping and mountain biking at nearby Poinsett State Park, adventures abound in this overlooked corner of South Carolina sandhills. Learn more about this lesser-visited NPS unit, and the surrounding region, in the latest issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors!
High above the Blue Ridge Parkway in Pisgah National Forest, the fall scenery was beautiful. But when it came to our backpacking skills, it wasn’t pretty. Read about fun times and comical blunders (hint: we also became hitchhikers) in the fall issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors!