“Something’s swimming up ahead,” said biologist Drew Crain, in the bow of my canoe. We quickened our paddle strokes, then stopped when we saw what it was: a timber rattler …
On the prowl for bluegill, bobcats, and wild hogs at Abrams Creek
“I’ve heard that socks and sandals are out,” I said to Terry Bunde as he dragged his kayak down a steep bank, slippery with loose shale, toward Abrams Creek. “I …
Scaling the Walls of Jericho in the Cumberland Plateau
Drew Crain snored away in his hammock a few feet away from me, but that wasn’t what was keeping me awake 3 miles and 1,000 feet below the trailhead where …
Liberal Andre Block and conservative Jonathan Williams are biking a 3,200-mile Unity Ride across America
It stands as probably the most awkward moment to date on Andre Block’s cross-country Unity Ride bicycle trek. He and fellow cyclist Jonathan Williams had stopped at an old ranch …
Knoxville Area Bike Clubs
Looking for an instant social/support group for your bicycling pursuits? Try one of these local clubs. Appalachian Mountain Bike Club ambc-sorba.org AMBC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable …