With its vast network of rivers and creeks, the Tennessee Valley is a mecca for paddlers. Options abound. In fact, it can be a little overwhelming. Where does one begin? How does one find the put-ins, or check the gauge to ensure the river is navigable?

Welcome to the world of micro campers, where cozy, towable trailers weigh less than 1,500 pounds — meaning you can haul them with almost any car.

When choosing members for the McCallie School climbing team, coach Jake Altemas and his assistants analyze how the students fail.

Among all the endurance events in which Sydney and James Mason have competed - open water swims, triathlons, half-marathons - Sydney calls last October's SwimRun "the craziest of them all."

Binoculars and bird books in hand, each spring bird lovers from around the world flock to Nueces County, Texas, and its largest city, Corpus Christi, aka the Birdiest City in North America.

The 2020 edition of the annual Bike Ride Across Georgia will be starting from the top - of Lookout Mountain.

It's every hiker's nightmare and yet, simultaneously, every hiker's desire: to spot a bear on the trail.

About 20 years ago, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency launched an experiment.

You've probably heard of "runner's high," but what exactly is the cause of that? This is what happens to your body when you run.

Under a clear October sky, with the push of the year's first fall breeze, 330 cyclists pedaled on the open roads of the Sequatchie Valley early last month for a first-year ride that felt like anything but.

In mid-November, about two dozen adventurers will line up to roam the woods around Suck Creek in a checkpoint-to-checkpoint race through the Tennessee River Gorge.

Being able to identify plants and flowers takes time, says Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center nursery manager Scott Smith.

Trips for Kids Chattanooga has taken a variety of forms over the years, from a weeklong summer camp in partnership with Girls Inc. to a three-month after-school program with students from East Lake Elementary.

Fishing gets really good about the time the leaves are done falling in the mountains of east Tennessee.

Last winter, Marquette, Michigan, received a record 200-plus inches of snow.

Skin-to-the-wind season may be over, but cool weather doesn't have to cost you all your summer paddling gains.

Founding father Benjamin Franklin believed the wild turkey should be our national symbol.

Swim. Bike. Run.

When Iyanna Lee started attending Dalewood Middle School as a seventh-grader, she had trouble with anger issues when dealing with teachers and other students. It wasn't until she began participating in an after-school program called Bridge Chattanooga that she learned to control her anger.

One hundred miles of singletrack.

In May, Andrea Hassler took over as executive director of the Southeastern Climbers Coalition.

This month, the Louisiana waterthrush leaves Chattanooga to journey back to its Guatemalan wintering grounds.

Itching to get outside for some long walks amid the coming cooler temps and fall foliage?