With temperatures slowly rising to the balmy Western North Carolina summer standard, and old favorites reopening to visitors, it's a great time to start planning a hike. There are countless trails in ...

Memorial Day weekend is often considered the unofficial start of summer; There are plenty of ways to enjoy the warm weather in Western North Carolina, including the area's many waterfalls.

There's no shortage of wild water features in Western North Carolina, from hot springs to waterfalls to the iconic Sliding Rock - and as it heats up, swimming holes in particular may be on your mind.

Summer is heating up and it's getting harder to spend time outside, beautiful as it may be. Luckily, the clear cold water in the creeks, streams and waterfalls of Western North Carolina offers an ...

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