In the spring of 1996, a sheriff’s deputy made a routine stop at a Virginia overlook along the Appalachian Trail. What he ...

Emma Gatewood was the first woman to solo hike the entire 2,050 miles of the Appalachian Trail. The year was 1955 and Gatewood was 67 at the time, earning her the “Grandma Gatewood moniker.” A few ...

Two hours from Roanoke is a small town that's a hit with foodies and art lovers alike, nestled in the mountains of Southwest ...

Florida Studio Theatre’s Stage III Series' 2026 lineup features a play that focuses on the leadership and legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower, another about Emma Grandma Gatewood, the first woman to hike ...

Stories included a campus police officer pursuing a dentistry degree and a girls' flag football team's remarkable inaugural ...

Retried EKU professor Jacqueline Jane Hamilton launched a non-profit call Why We Write, and helped compile the poems for 'A ...

Hundreds of Colombian ex-soldiers have been drawn to Sudan with the promise of bumper Emirati paychecks. What many found ...

Charles Hosch, 67, hiked up Georgia's Blood Mountain on the Appalachian Trail a month ago. Despite massive searches, the Texas lawyer and professor hasn't been seen since.

ASHEVILLE – The Appalachian Trail Conservancy announced $489,000 in grants Dec. 11 to strengthen conservation connectivity and safeguard the Appalachian Trail landscape through the Wild East Action ...

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Each year, only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A thru-hike means traversing nearly 2,200 miles, across 14 states, in a single ...

In American slang, “take a hike” is often used to tell someone to go away. But as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy celebrates its 100th anniversary, the organization is working to reframe the phrase ...