Bicycling isn’t just for getting to work or sweating profusely in the Urban Wilderness—it’s also your ticket for meeting new friends on community rides, races, and movie nights. American Red …
Surviving the Ocoee River’s heart-pounding whitewater
I’d put off rafting the famous Middle Ocoee for years. Just the look of it spitting rafts and kayaks down what looked like a continuous hellstorm of whitewater rage had …
Norm: A final trek with a faithful outdoors companion
Not until we lose a pet do we fully realize how intimately they connect us to nature and the wild animal part that we share with them. Norm, my dog, …
A Survey of Detritus Discovered (or Left Behind) in the Wild
I’m pretty good at losing stuff in the wilderness. The Cumberland River took a micro-cassette recorder full of my jumbled thoughts. I forgot a cherished hiking stick on Honey Creek …
Fishing on a Fine Spring Day, Hip-Deep in Citico Creek
In the middle of Citico Creek, wearing a borrowed pair of chest waders and felt-soled boots three sizes too big, I sat down on a rock that was a half-foot …