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MST Thru-Hike: Piedmont
The Mountains to Sea Trail is 1,200 miles across North Carolina from Clingmans Dome (on the TN border) to Jockey's Ridge (on the coast). Read about Segments 6-10 (the piedmont section) of our owner's thru-hike in 2022.
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MST Thru-Hike: Mountains
The Mountains to Sea Trail is 1,200 miles across North Carolina from Clingmans Dome (on the TN border) to Jockey's Ridge (on the coast). Read about Segments 1-5 (the mountains section) of our owner's thru-hike in 2022.
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Meet Our New Owner
A conversation with Lindsey Barr, Blue Ridge Hiking Company's new owner.
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Blue Ridge Hiking Company Announces New Owner
As we head into our fifteenth year at Blue Ridge Hiking Company, we are beginning the season with a very exciting announcement.
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Interview with Triple Crown Thru-Hiker and Guide Matt "Gnome" Dobson
We posed a few questions to Matt "Gnome" Dobson who has almost 9000 miles of thru-hiking experience. He says, "I revel in everything related to thru-hiking. I honestly love everything about it."
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Wait, So...I Shouldn't Buy Every Holiday Gift on Amazon?
I guess a lot of people have long realized the importance of spending their money at local businesses, but for me it's pretty new. I grew up going to shopping malls with chain stores, and then there was online shopping and Amazon, and I always just went for what was most convenient and familiar.
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Winter Hiking and the Blue Ridge Parkway
Tis the season for Parkway closures! What does that mean for you, and how can you plan your hikes around potential closures?
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5 Reasons to Love Winter Hiking
Sometimes weather prevents us from getting out to hike in the colder months, but often times it's quite the opposite. Here are 5 reasons why winter hiking the best.
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Sustainability Update 2022
To those who set out to thru hike a long-distance trail - like the Appalachian Trail - and make it 500 miles or 1500 miles but do not complete the entire trail, you IN NO WAY FAILED. On the contrary, you hiked some number of miles that you would never have experienced if you had not ventured to set foot on the trail. Any forward motion is an accomplishment in some way.
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Going to Water: A Return to the Heart of Everything
When my friend June hit me up back in May about hiking with Blue Ridge, I felt as if I was just waking up and remembering a feeling I had forgotten about for a long time.
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