Get Out
The latest Get Out coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Features section.
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Young Explorers Society prepares young Chattanoogans for lifelong love of outdoors
Growing up, Mitch Groothuis' father used camping as a way to bring the family together by taking him and his two brothers on an annual trip to Norris Lake near Knoxville for a week every summer for 14 years.
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Chattanooga artist and climber hopes to ‘invoke the familiarity of memory’ through her colorful acrylic paintings, inspired by local outdoor spots
Meet Erin Elizabeth Flettrich, local artist and climber.
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If you think you’re seeing more vans on the road, it’s because you are. Here’s why.
Vans surge in popularity with Chattanooga-area outdoor enthusiasts
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‘Around a streamside campfire, the embers that burn brightest hold the allure of a mystery.’ A fisherman’s take on goals unattained
The best stories don't come from successes
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How the pandemic could help bike tourism in the Chattanooga region
This year upended Jim Johnson's plans for retirement and has decimated his successful European bicycle tourism business for the foreseeable future. However, the local cyclist hopes his previous bike advocacy work and an updated business model can lead to a new venture in regional bike tourism in 2021.
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4 books about birding to let your imagination soar
Even on the days you cannot be in the field searching for new species to cross off your checklist, there are still ways to bird. This season, let your imagination soar by indulging in others' adventures - or misadventures, depending on who's telling the story. Birders, after all, are an offbeat bunch, which makes them always entertaining characters.
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Small towns big on adventure that are within 10 hours of Chattanooga
If you've already explored almost every square inch of the great outdoors just outside your front door and are itching for some adventure after months at home, outdoor recreation is the perfect socially distanced solution.
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Should you run in a face mask? Here’s what Hamilton County and Chattanooga-area experts have to say
As the spring of COVID-19 has become the summer and likely the fall of COVID-19, people have been forced to learn new ways of going about their lives to live safely with a disease that has upended the world.
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Chattanooga climber hopes to use new Black guide service to draw more diversity to the sport
When Heath Rowland goes to Big Soddy Gorge, his favorite local place to climb, he rarely sees a Black person, he says.
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Tips from a Chattanooga expert on how to introduce your children to the sport of paddling
When introducing children to paddling, the younger, the better, says Zach Bopp, supervisor of experiences at Chattanooga's REI.
