Outdoors
The latest Outdoors coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Sports section.
More in Outdoors, page 71
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Sequatchie Valley’s first paragliding competition held this week
Paragliding has been slow to grow in the Chattanooga area due to the success of hang gliding, Hanning said, but he has plans to turn the region into a paragliding destination. Hanning will file a bid after this week for a U.S. championships competition and eventually wants to bring a Paragliding World Cup event to the Sequatchie Valley.
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Outdoor amenities become focus for Chattanooga area retirees
A 10-mile hiking trail sculpted atop Jasper Mountain lines the Cumberland Plateau. Below, hundreds of square miles of valley paint the landscape. The trail lines the perimeter of Jasper Highlands, serving as a focal point for the retirement community with thousands of acres of green space and trails. Along one of the path's many trailheads, a 110-foot waterfall carves the rockface below one of the property's prime lots, set aside as a area for residents and their families to gather and enjoy the mountain air of East Tennessee.
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Zip line course opens at Camp Jordan in East Ridge
A zip line course and challenge area opened this weekend at Camp Jordan thanks to a partnership between outdoor education and recreation company The Adventure Guild and the city of East Ridge.
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Chattanooga to install litter trap in local creek
The city of Chattanooga plans to install a large litter trap at a high-visibility local creek in the next nine months in an effort to better control the mounting issue of plastic waste in area waterways.
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Cyclists new to racing find success at River Gorge Omnium
Former University of Georgia diver Ansley Long began cycling less than a year ago, using the sport as a competitive outlet after her collegiate athletic career came to a close.
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Pair get married on rafts on Ocoee River
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Matt Price and Stefanie Maser hopped on a loaded Raft One paddling outfitter bus and headed toward the Ocoee River.
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New splash pad, playgrounds among Hamilton County park improvements
A new splash pad in East Ridge, field improvements on Signal Mountain and upgraded playground equipment in Soddy-Daisy are beneficiaries of more than $15 million in public grants administered by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to help fund parks and recreation projects in communities statewide.
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Paddling competition returns to Upper Ocoee for first time post-9/11 [photos]
The rapids built to impress the world are once again captivating the paddling community as competition returns to this region's whitewater jewel for the first time in nearly two decades.
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Case: Tennessee’s new deer season is draped in velvet
Horn-touching time is almost here.
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