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The Hike: Little Sluice/Cedar Creek Loop

This 13-mile, two-state circuit offers great vistas, some steep climbs and nice campsites for a weekend outing.

From the Editor: How to Stop Grafitti on the Trail?

Incidences are up. Do you have an idea on a catch message that might stick in people’s minds and make a difference?

Country Roads: See the Otters at the Tennessee Aquarium’s Revamped Cove Forest Exhibit

Three river otters scamper in and out of their rocky den, nipping at each other’s cinnamon-colored fur. Soon, a tangle of tails, whiskers and paws is sliding on the slick rock as the playful mammals tussle like puppies and plop into a pool.

Guest Column, Mary Ellen Hammond: True Adventure Lies 15 Minutes Beyond The Parking Lot

Mary Ellen Hammond is the publisher of outdoor adventure guidebooks at Milestone Press in Almond, N.C. Milestone’s new hiking app, “Great Hikes of the Southern Appalachians,” is available for iphone and android.

Mountain Garden: Irresistable Irises

Easy to grow, easy to keep and easy to look at, bearded irises have a long history of beauty.

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The view from White Rock Cliff is well worth the steep climb to it.

The Hike: Little Sluice/Cedar Creek Loop

This 13-mile, two-state circuit offers great vistas, some steep climbs and nice campsites for a weekend outing.
From the Editor July-Aug 2014

From the Editor: How to Stop Grafitti on the Trail?

Incidences are up. Do you have an idea on a catch message that might stick in people’s minds and make a difference?

Country Roads: See the Otters at the Tennessee Aquarium’s Revamped Cove Forest Exhibit

Three river otters scamper in and out of their rocky den, nipping at each other’s cinnamon-colored fur. Soon, a tangle of tails, whiskers and paws is sliding on the slick rock as the playful mammals tussle like puppies and plop into a pool.
Mary Ellen Hammond pauses on a hike in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, which is made up of about 17,000 acres in North Carolina and Tennessee.

Guest Column, Mary Ellen Hammond: True Adventure Lies 15 Minutes Beyond The Parking Lot

Mary Ellen Hammond is the publisher of outdoor adventure guidebooks at Milestone Press in Almond, N.C. Milestone’s new hiking app, “Great Hikes of the Southern Appalachians,” is available for iphone and android.
Worth the wait: A passed-along rhizome produced just leaves for several years. Then this.

Mountain Garden: Irresistable Irises

Easy to grow, easy to keep and easy to look at, bearded irises have a long history of beauty.
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