Robin Bell had been hiking plenty — but even so, she didn't quite understand what she was getting into when she signed up for the 56 Tennessee State Parks Challenge.

Susan Vandergriff had never seen a bluer bird than the one that appeared in her backyard on Easter Sunday.

Electric bicycles have long been a popular mode of transport in Asia, but the U.S. has only recently taken to e-bikes.

Ross and Emilie Young didn't climb as much as they would have liked in 2021. After a decade together, they were planning their wedding. So what is it like to be partners in both love and climbing? After recently returning from their honeymoon, the couple shared their story.

Kentucky isn't just rolling hills filled with horses and bourbon distilleries.

The fight didn't last long, maybe a couple of minutes, but it was exciting.

An adventure run can last anywhere from a few hours to several days.

The Southern Appalachian Paddlesports Museum encompasses only about 500 square feet within Black Dome Mountain Sports, an outdoor outfitter in Asheville, North Carolina.

Ready to elevate your camping experience? A rooftop tent gets you off the ground, keeps you out of the way of predators and lets you set up in camp in record time. Here are several noteworthy options.

As winter loosens its soggy grip on Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, spring weather beckons us outdoors, toward thawing woods and warming rivers. Fortunately for residents of this region, there is no shortage of either to explore. Perhaps one of the most interesting vantage points from which to view this transition of seasons is from the water.

Those interested in caving need not travel far from Chattanooga.

There are memes about how hard the course will be. In a Facebook group, folks posted recovery photos from previous years — red lines of thorn-torn skin or bulging places where wasps attacked.

While serving in Malta during World War II, a senior officer told Bryan Knight to always try to be better than the younger people around him.

The average lifespan after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells, is five years.

A lot of us remember our first bicycles, but in this digitized age, seeing kids outside playing has become less frequent. How do we encourage the next generation to get and stay physically active? What if a child doesn't have access to a bike? What then?

The beer was cold and conversation flowed freely on a Friday evening in a small but well-appointed little fly shop in Olde Brainerd. A group of anglers, mostly ball-capped and bearded, gathered around a high table at The Hatch Outfitters. They talked fishing, laughed and lied, and picked the brain of a man who passes for a celebrity in the niche world of fly fishing.

I am a fledgling birder, and having only recently started my "life list," I'm always adding new species.

In late August, Netflix released "The River Runner," creating much stoke within the paddling community.

Beater/ noun: A person with little to no understanding of the social and stylistic norms of the community they are attempting to engage with.

Chattanooga is on the cusp of change — and it won't be long until we see the signs.

The best time for camping is the first couple of weekends after the air first starts to feel crisp in the morning — that long-awaited departure from the heavy blanket of humidity that greets us on most summer days in Chattanooga. The more pleasant temperatures also usher in the always-stunning effect of the leaves' transformation from shades of green to vibrant yellows, oranges and reds.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Tennessee's Natural Areas Preservation Act, passed in 1971.

Equipped with whistles and flags, more than 100 paddlers arrive before sunrise to find their place among the buoys.