Backcountry Babies: Tips for Hiking with Your Infant
Parent-Approved Tips for Hiking with Your Infant Carolyn Hays remembers being an anxious mess the first time she took her 6-week-old son, Alex, on a hike. It was a bluebird day in 2019, and Hays and...
View ArticlePushing Limits on the Palmetto Trail
Two Friends Set Fastest Known Time on 500-Mile South Carolina Route After years of running spartan races, marathons, and ultra-marathons, endurance buddies Nathan Frantz and Sean Clayton set their...
View ArticleNeighborhood Adventures
A Family Emergency Keeps an Avid Outdoor Explorer Close to Home “Hi, you are currently being recorded,” says a female voice. For the umpteenth time, I’m walking through our new neighborhood, setting...
View ArticleThe People’s River: Atlanta’s forgotten river
The South River Water Trail is restoring Atlanta’s Forgotten River Just North of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, the world’s busiest, a river begins. The South River flows quietly unnoticed...
View ArticleApril 2023: Outdoor Family Issue
Flip through the latest issue here Departments Field Notes If your pack is too heavy, you need a gear “shakedown.” Field Report Two ultrarunners set Fastest Known Time on South Carolina’s Palmetto...
View ArticleFaces of the James
While researching his new guidebook, an author is inspired by the strangers he met along Virginia’s iconic river. I met David Leroy Ross among the thick woods of 54-acre, history-laden Belle Isle—the...
View ArticleOur Favorite Songs in April
Best New Music from the Blue Ridge and Beyond Every month, our editors curate a playlist of new music, mainly focusing on independent artists from the South. In April we’re highlighting new tunes from...
View ArticleI Think I’m an Alright Guy
I’m done trying to be a better person. Maybe that’s not the right phrasing. I still want to be a kinder individual, and I’m committed to that process, which, I can assure you, is a daily struggle. But...
View ArticleHoliday Road
It’s time to pack up the metallic pea truckster and hit the road to go camping with the family. Does that prospect scare you? No worries. We have the right gear to make it all work. SylvanSport Vast...
View ArticleLighten Up: Your Pack is Too Heavy
Backpack too heavy? It’s time to conduct a gear shakedown. An A.T. thru-hiker tells us how it’s done. Every pocket in my 45-liter backpack bulged. I could barely buckle the top of the bag, and when I...
View ArticleTake Your Pic
Cover photo: King photographed this whitetail deer on the Rivanna Trail in Charlottesville, Va. All Photos by Ben King A Virginia-based professional cyclist developed an interest in wildlife...
View ArticleWalk a Lonely Mile: Lesser-Known Backpacking Routes
Find Some Peace and Solitude on These Lesser-Known Backpacking Routes We’ve all been there. Desperate for a few quiet days in the woods, you grab your gear and hit the nearest backpacking route. But...
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