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What to Expect if You Lock Through Watts Bar Dam—in a Canoe Going Upstream

In Outdoors, Voice in the Wilderness by Kim TrevathanApril 5, 2017leave a COMMENT

Within a barge length or two of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant across the lake, I launched my canoe for the first time in over a year. Accustomed to riding low …

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Tackling the Full-Body Workout That Is Big South Fork’s Honey Creek Loop

In Outdoors, Voice in the Wilderness by Kim TrevathanMarch 22, 2017leave a COMMENT

When Maryville College colleague Drew Crain invited me on a trip that he said was on his bucket list, I hoped for something extraordinary, a destination with challenges and adventure …

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A Taste of the AT via Big Creek Area’s Chestnut Branch Trail

In Outdoors, Voice in the Wilderness by Kim TrevathanMarch 8, 2017leave a COMMENT

My plan was to pick up Ben Montgomery, the great-great nephew of the famous Grandma Gatewood, from Sevierville’s Rose Glen Literary Festival and take him for a hike in the …

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Do Group Runs and Craft Beer Really Go Together? Why, Yes, They Do!

In Outdoors, Voice in the Wilderness by Kim TrevathanFebruary 22, 2017leave a COMMENT

Running through the dark, winding streets of Sequoyah Hills on a chilly February evening, I was struggling to keep pace with Chris Morton, owner of the Bearden Beer Market, and …

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Ben Montgomery’s ‘Grandma Gatewood’ Reveals the Full Story of an Appalachian Trail Pioneer

In Outdoors, Voice in the Wilderness by Kim TrevathanFebruary 8, 2017leave a COMMENT

Think about that time you were hiking up a steep trail and felt like you were making decent progress, putting one foot in front of the other, sweat dropping off …

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