Nearly untouched by development and around the corner from an old-growth forest, this pristine lake is the perfect getaway ...

Firefighter Joseph Orr "lost his life in a tragic accident (July 23) while enjoying the great outdoors that he loved," according to the Clarks Chapel Fire-Recue. A North Carolina medical examiner’s ...

The U.S. Forest Service and other agencies have confirmed two July 23 accidents at Western North Carolina waterfalls, including one that resulted in a fatality. Transylvania County Rescue Squad Chief ...

The community is invited to a birthday bash on June 28, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Nantahala Outdoor Center’s operations on the Chattahoochee River. Nantahala Outdoor Center is one of the ...

Western North Carolina is home to hundreds of miles of hiking trails, cascading waterfalls, old-growth forests and sacred lands, most of which are found throughout Pisgah and Nantahala national ...

On the western edge of the battleground state of North Carolina cuts the Nantahala River and an unlikely spot for an experiment in reconciliation. About 30 Americans went there to navigate the ...

Instagram boasts unlimited picturesque waterfalls, but one in North Carolina is making waves with a unique difference. A few miles outside anunderrated but scenic Blue Ridge mountain town called North ...

A North Carolina medical examiner’s report confirms that a young Macon County firefighter was the person who drowned July 23 at a waterfall in the Nantahala National Forest. According to the report ...