Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine being miles away from civilization, hiking through the Pisgah National Forest thinking about where you are going to set up ...

MARS HILL - In January, the United States Forest Service and Appalachian Trail Conservancy presented a proposal to decommission and tear down the Overmountain Shelter barn, a once-popular Appalachian ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Two popular Appalachian Trail shelters in Carter County are now closed, including the highest-elevation shelter on the entire trail. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) ...

After bear activity forced a closure of the Lamberts Meadow Shelter and campsite last month, the three-sided shelter is expected to be reopened to hikers by the middle of July. Multiple reports of ...

Imagine being miles away from civilization, hiking through the Pisgah National Forest thinking about where you are going to set up camp for the night when suddenly it starts to rain. You make your way ...