Here's what to do here. The Blue Ridge Mountains provide a major thoroughfare for the much longer Appalachian Trail. Many of the bold souls who hike the trail's 2,190-mile length will find ...

Mine for precious gems, hike among mountains and stunning waterfalls, and dive into local history in this small, charming North Carolina town.

The Appalachian Trail unwinds in North Carolina along 96 mountainous miles that partially follow the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina ...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains takes people through thick forests and across grassy mountaintop balds. This year it also includes a short boat ride. Floodwaters from ...

During the construction of Skyline Drive from 1931 to 1939, the Appalachian Trail was relocated from the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains to lower down the mountains. Today, the Shenandoah ...

Snorkeling is not just for coral reefs. There's a lot of beauty in Appalachian mountain streams and you'll find them on the Blue Ridge Snorkel trail. If you think about snorkeling, you probably ...

including the Blue Ridge Parkway and Appalachian Trail. We are still taking it all in, trying to wrap our minds around the immense devastation caused as Helene ripped through our mountains Friday, ...

The nonprofit Natural Lands celebrated the permanent preservation of a "small but important property" in Lehigh County atop ...