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Fumbling with my car radio while driving through foggy predawn darkness, I tune in an overnight news program from the British Broadcasting Company.


Wild at Heart

I’m bouncing my way down an historic road in a 130-year-old buggy behind two draft horses and listening as my driver, modern mountain man Eustace Conway, tells me why it’s important for people to hunt

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Asheville

Since the early ’90s, an influx of hip bars, one-of-a-kind boutiques, galleries filled with all manner of art, trendy coffee shops, eclectic restaurants, and a bohemian pulse have made Asheville a culturally rich destination.

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Waynesville

Sometimes, as a visitor, you hear a glowing anecdote about a town and think, surely this person is just painting an idyllic picture of the place they call home.

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Fear Factor

That’s the question I keep asking myself as I scale the vertical stone face of Cedar Rock in Pisgah National Forest. Perched halfway up the side of this granite mountain, I’m vaguely aware of the gaping views of forested peaks that stretch for miles around me

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Cabin Fever

All Alone: Seen 1,500 feet below from Wildcat Rocks Overlook near Milepost 241 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, tiny Caudill Cabin offers one of the most compelling images of Appalachian is

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Beauty & The Beast

On a merciless climb toward the end of the Tour de Tuck (aka Tuckasegee River Bike Challenge), Andy Stenberg’s quads suddenly and forcefully seized, pitching him sideways onto the asphalt with a thump

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Valle Crucis

If I were to call my imaginary friends Oprah Winfrey, Martha Stewart, and Mario Batali and invite them for a weekend getaway, I’d take them to the Inn at Little Pond Farm in Valle Crucis.

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Foothills Find

I made my first foray into Lenoir a few years ago while venturing along the stretch of U.S. 321 known as “20 Miles of Furniture” in search of a sofa.

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The Fast Track

Why is it that locals so often ignore the adventure opportunities in their backyard? I couldn’t stop asking myself that question as I raced through the network of mountain bike trails surrounding W.

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Life Cycle

Legs burn, gears crank slowly, and lungs feel as though they’re ready to burst for cyclists attempting the climb up Beech Mountain Parkway.

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