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Old Hikers Don’t Die; They Move South

Danny Bernstein’s mission is to get people out of their cars and hiking. She’s a hike leader and an outdoor writer. Her latest book is “The Mountains-to-Sea Trail Across North Carolina.”

So Much Flow

Jan Davidson, a native of Murphy, N.C., is Director of the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. He is a recipient of the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest honor, for his work in the Fine Arts.

How to See the Forest…For Real

Jennifer Frick-Ruppert is the author of “Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians” and a professor of biology and environmental science at Brevard College in western North Carolina.

A Cosmic Possum On Stage

Lee Jones wishes he were a good enough bluegrass musician to make the money he does writing and consulting about poker. That would be way more fun.

Sandra K. Goss

Sandra K. Goss is executive director of Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, a nonprofit based in Oak Ridge, Tenn. and dedicated to the preservation of natural lands.

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New York native Danny Bernstein (beginning a hike on Clingmans Dome): "No matter what I sound like, I'm from Western North Carolina."

Old Hikers Don’t Die; They Move South

Danny Bernstein’s mission is to get people out of their cars and hiking. She’s a hike leader and an outdoor writer. Her latest book is “The Mountains-to-Sea Trail Across North Carolina.”
Jan Davidson: "People are surprised they've made a trunk of stuff when they thought they were resting."

So Much Flow

Jan Davidson, a native of Murphy, N.C., is Director of the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. He is a recipient of the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest honor, for his work in the Fine Arts.
Jennifer Frick-Ruppert is the author of “Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians” and a professor of biology and environmental science at Brevard College in western North Carolina.

How to See the Forest…For Real

Jennifer Frick-Ruppert is the author of “Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians” and a professor of biology and environmental science at Brevard College in western North Carolina.
Lee Jones finds oneness with the region through music.

A Cosmic Possum On Stage

Lee Jones wishes he were a good enough bluegrass musician to make the money he does writing and consulting about poker. That would be way more fun.
Sandra K. Goss is executive director of Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, a nonprofit based in Oak Ridge, Tenn. and dedicated to the preservation of natural lands.

Sandra K. Goss

Sandra K. Goss is executive director of Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, a nonprofit based in Oak Ridge, Tenn. and dedicated to the preservation of natural lands.
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Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

May 1, 2026

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