For some, wildflowers seem exotic and hard to find. And in a way, that's true. Many wildflowers have specific preferences, even requirements, for habitat—and staunchly refuse to grow anywhere else. For that reason, they can seem hidden and inaccessible. But…
One thing we know is true: the minute you publish a touring guidebook with information on attractions and amenities, that information will change. Even if the routes remain the same, a restaurant will be sold and reopen as a gift shop, a…
Not long after he became a hiking guidebook author, Jonah McDonald became a parent. Here's his account of how having a newborn changed his hiking life--and didn't. Before she was born, I didn't believe what people told me. Everyone assured me my…
It's always an exciting to announce a new guidebook. After months of writing, editing, and design work, the finished product arrives from the printer and the information within is available to adventurers everywhere. Spring is here! A new guidebook is just one more…
We may have had snow just a week or two ago, but the first spring wildflowers are beginning to show their fresh faces on the forest floor here in the Smokies and elsewhere across the Southern Appalachians. Don’t miss the…
The woods have become my own, and this walk is a truly personal experience. I have a friend who calls this “the 15-minutes-beyond-the-parking-lot rule."