Some people hear that Great Smoky Mountains is America’s most-visited national park and think it’s a reason to stay away. The ...

Sunday in that bleak pandemic summer of 2020, the air near central California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park felt muggy, almost tropical. Weird, thought naturalist Christian ...

Rows of nostalgic, low-slung motor lodges rest on the aprons of towering mountains. A population just double that of the LSU ...

Police say country musician Conner Smith fatally hit a pedestrian while driving his truck in Nashville over the weekend. He ...

In early April, a U.S. Forest Service office in East Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest issued a memo inviting the public ...

You don’t need fancy spas or bottomless mimosas to have a perfect girls’ trip—though, hey, no shame in that game. But if you ...

If you’ve ever spent time planning a milestone birthday party, and then found out you don’t have the resources to truly celebrate, you might understand what’s happening at Minnesota’s lone national ...

While visitors cannot camp or park their RVs in town, Waynesville still offers plenty of lodging options and outdoor adventures nearby, making it a perfect getaway for those seeki ...

Margaret and I took advantage of a recent sunny afternoon to jump in the convertible for a drive through the mountains.

That’s Gadsden, Alabama for you – a riverside jewel nestled in the foothills of the Appalachians that somehow manages to combine small-town warmth with surprising cultural richness. Situated along the ...

The Little Red River flows from the base of Greers Ferry Dam, creating one of the most renowned trout fisheries in the nation – a cold-water paradise where rainbow, brown, brook, and cutthroat trout ...