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The Best Mountain Towns
Best Outdoor City Chattanooga has been getting a lot of press in the outdoor industry the last couple years. This is no accident. This city has undergone one of the great revitalizations in modern...
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Southern Appalachian Beer Guide
Serious beer with a side of adventure by Graham Averill and Jack Murray Greek philosopher Aristotle famously said, “Everything in moderation.” We tend to agree. Except when it comes to adventure. And...
View ArticleRock’s Greatest Replacement
Guitar Hero: With free time during Widespread Panic’s hiatus, Herring recently released a solo album. Jimmy Herring goes solo Jimmy Herring has been asked to fill some big rock ‘n’ roll shoes. In...
View ArticleHomebrewing 101
“So easy, a caveman can do it!” Well, maybe not that easy, but consider this: the first record of brewed beer dates back to 3500 B.C. As soon as humans began sowing cereal grains, they began...
View ArticleWhat the hell is a Hefeweizen?
Remember when you were a kid sneaking MGD from your dad’s fridge? A beer was a beer, right? America’s beer scene has matured. The World Beer Cup gives awards to more than 100 different beer styles,...
View ArticleBest Beer In The Blue Ridge
Remember when the only beer you could get in town was an Anheuser Busch product? It wasn’t too long ago when our only choices on tap were Bud or Bud Light. It was a coup when Coors started distributing...
View ArticleBeer Gear
Four essential items for backcountry beverages. Dakine, Rail Belt There are plenty of ways to open a longneck, but nothing gets a conversation started like tucking your bottle under your shirt near the...
View ArticleDiane Van Deren’s Record-Setting MST Run
Diane Van Deren is no stranger to adversity. Following a long professional tennis career, Van Deren developed epilepsy. After 10 years of battling seizures, trying every medication available, and with...
View ArticleChilled Out Runs
A runner sloshes through the course of the seashore nature trail 50K. Cooler temps and smaller crowds make late fall the best time of the year to run a race. Find your distance at one of these...
View ArticleSki This Way
An optimistic look at the ski season ahead There’s no way to sugarcoat it: last ski season sucked. After a big snowfall in October, which dropped a foot of powder on Snowshoe Mountain, West Virginia...
View ArticleHeadlines: November 2012
Not Your Average Race Rig Washington, D.C. When Jefferson Smith hit the bike transition at the Nation’s Triathlon, riders around him were hopping on expensive, lightweight road rigs. Smith, though,...
View ArticleShould national parks be privatized?
YES No one wants a McDonald’s in front of Old Faithful, a fear I hear time and again when privatization is mentioned. However, once the government determines how to manage a particular park, should...
View ArticleWhere the Heart Is
Home—there’s no place like it. Our mountains are homelands, both for Appalachian natives and adventurous newcomers. This was made clear last month, when over 85,000 votes poured in last month for our...
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The Best Outdoor City
A river runs through it: From Lookout Mountain, the Tennessee River snakes through the city BEST OUTDOOR CITY: CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE The city Walter Cronkite famously called the dirtiest in America in...
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The Best Mid-Sized Mountain Town
Hidden Valley: Roanoke is nestled in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Appalachian Trail, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. The city of Roanoke is perfectly located: In the heart of the valley,...
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The Best Small Mountain Town
Lover’s Leap: The A.T.’s first trail town holds a special place in the heart of Northbound thru-hikers. Named for the only natural hot spring in the state, the town has long been a destination for...
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