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It’s Summer!
Summer, it officially begins bright and early (6:51 a.m.) Saturday morning. To ensure that you’re prepared we’ve assembled a list of resources to help you figure out how to best capitalize on the...
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GetBackpacking! Your intro to backcountry camping
In late July, an essay appeared in Colorado’s High Country Times bemoaning the death of backpacking. The article relied on the author’s “anecdotal evidence” and the fact that sales of “heavy” boots and...
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October: made for hiking
Mount Jefferson (photo courtesy N.C. State Parks)Some rue the passing of summer, some despair over the approach of winter.Others — hikers — revel in the fact it's October.With cooling temperatures,...
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Last call for fall, weekend winter advisory
Some quick notes for the weekend:Saturday, will be cool (50s) and rainy in the Piedmont. If you’ve got stuff you need to get done (yardwork excluded), this would be the day to get it done because...
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Doughton Park: a Classic adventure begins
Saturday, 21 of us spent the day on the first of 12 monthly hikes exploring the best trails in North Carolina. The kickoff of GetHiking! North Carolina’s Classic Hikes was a reminder of why we...
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90 Second Escape: Sunny Days, Cold Nights at South Mountains
Monday — never an easy time for the outdoors enthusiast. After a weekend of adventure, returning to the humdrum work-a-day world can make one melancholy. To help ease the transition, every Monday we...
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GetBackpacking! Launches Monthly Weekend Trips
On our latest GetBackpacking! graduation trip, to South Mountains State Park.When Great Outdoor Provision Co. and GetGoingNC started the GetHiking! program in September of 2013, we did so on a hunch...
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90 Second Escape: RDU #BestTown2015
Monday — never an easy time for the outdoors enthusiast. After a weekend of adventure, returning to the humdrum work-a-day world can make one melancholy. To help ease the transition, every Monday we...
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This weekend: Celebrate a trail!
Saturday is National Trails Day, a time when we pay homage to the more than 200,000 miles of recreational pathways across the land that deliver us from the challenges of day-to-day life. Be it a foot...
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In 2016, GetBackpacking!
The following is a post, tweaked and updated, that originally ran a year ago, on the Great Outdoor Provision Co. blog. It heralds the start of our fourth season of GetBackpacking! Intro to Backpacking...
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Shopping for a kayak or canoe? Take a test paddle, first
Photo courtesy Great Outdoor Provision Co.Years ago, I was in the market for a mountain bike. I went to the old Spin Cycle in Cary, picked out a bike, asked if I could take it for a test ride. Sure,...
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An evening of Peak Experiences
Chip Sometimes we listen to the tales of others for inspiration, sometimes for same flat-out vicarious living. Thursday evening, you’ll get both at Peak Panel: a Night of Stories at the Great Outdoor...
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Backpacking: Hiking with sleepovers
So, you’ve been enjoying your walks in the woods and maybe you’re wondering what it might be like to stay a bit longer—overnight, even. We can help you. Ever since I wrote Backpacking North Carolina...
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Calling All Hikers! Mark Your Calendars for Sept. 9!
On Saturday, September 9, the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail is celebrating the trail’s 40th anniversary with MST in a Day—an event that invites hikers to join together to cover every inch of...
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Back in March, way back in March, the American Hiking Society faced a dilemma. National Trails Day, observed the first Saturday in June since the early 1990s, would have to look different this year. In...
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