A Solo Sunset at Sam’s Knob

Sam’s Knob might be the best place in Western North Carolina (and Asheville-adjacent) to get a mountain sunset all to yourself.

Living on the Edge: What’s the Purpose of a Guardrail?

While I’m terrified of heights, my fear picks and chooses where and when it wants to manifest itself. I have … More

Asheville has always been more than a bit of a parody of itself, but part of the reason it doesn’t … More

One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to get less annoyed by people. I’m of the belief that, in general, … More

Mt. Pisgah was the first hike I went on the first time I came to Asheville to train for the … More

I’m often tickled by influencers of all success levels (but honestly, in this case, most tickled by those of middling-to-not-very … More

I remember the first time I hiked the Lover’s Leap Hike in Hot Springs—which follows part of the Appalachian Trail—for … More

Every season, I say I’m going to hike more. And though I don’t do badly on the hiking front, I … More

While I may favor some other hikes more due to nostalgia and proximity, I think the Smoky’s Mt. LeConte is—if … More

My brother and I did a whirlwind, hiking-centric 24-hours in Chattanooga. Here’s what we did.