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Outside magazine names Chattanooga one of the best trail towns in America
Chattanooga was named one of the top five trail towns in America in a recent ranking published by Outside magazine.
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Social media meets the great outdoors: Meet two of Chattanooga’s ‘nature influencers’
In Chattanooga, two trailblazing influencers — Hope Maum and Kelli Allison — are proving that nature and Instagram can coexist beautifully.
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History and secrets await in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave, the world’s longest cave
The air is cool and damp.
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Land acquisition connects Cumberland Trail through North Hamilton County
A land swap between the Chattanooga Audubon Society and Tennessee State Parks will complete another section of the Cumberland Trail, segments of which stretch across 11 Tennessee counties along the Cumberland Plateau.
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Chattanooga nurse practitioner gives a behind-the-scenes look at swimming the English Channel
In the early hours of Sept. 8, 2023, Jennifer Whitlock stood on Samphire Hoe beach in Dover, England.
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Beginner backpacker Kanisa Hutchins conquers the Appalachian Trail
Kanisa Hutchins makes backpacking look easy. The Chattanooga native had zero prior backpacking experience when she quit her job, sold her car and moved home to Chattanooga in preparation to hike the Appalachian Trail (AT).
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Cities that embrace resilience-planning practices save lives, money and property
From severe floods to extreme heat, the impacts of a changing climate have taken a toll on residents and communities across the greater Chattanooga region.
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Several Chattanooga running groups are making running social and fun
Need motivation to get yourself out the door and running early in the morning or at the end of the workday?
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Enjoy this recipe for a red curry lentil soup with sweet potatoes and spinach
As Chattanooga welcomes the cooler months, warm up (and spice up) this season with a sweet potato soup featuring an interesting twist. Lidey Heuck's recipe combines a classic taste of fall with vibrant Thai flavors, making this soup perfect for a cold and cozy night.
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Shawanna Kendrick is making space for Black women in the Chattanooga-area outdoors scene
When Shawanna Kendrick founded The H2O Life in January 2021, she did so with the intention of creating a space in which women of color, specifically Black women, could engage with the outdoors with a community that looked like and understood them. Fear and cost are often barriers that prevent people from getting into outdoor recreation, Kendrick says, but for women of color, the lack of representation creates an additional barrier.
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Park ranger Leigh Gardner debates the popular trend of leaving gnomes on hiking trails
Alongside the chipmunks, woodpeckers and white-tailed deer, unusual critters have been spotted at Stringer's Ridge: miniature elves poised at the base of trees and peering out of hollows.