The arrest was made three days after Emerson went missing on Jan. 1 while hiking Blood Mountain, the highest peak on Georgia's Appalachian trail. "Meredith spent a lot of time outdoors," Emerson's ...

There are 78 miles of the Appalachian Trail in the state. Elevation ranges from 2,510 to 4,461 at Blood Mountain. Hikers can encounter snow and near zero temperatures from November to April.

He had spotted LaRue’s corpse, her hands tied and blood around ... length of the Appalachian Trail before settling down. Hikers recalled seeing a grubby character — a “mountain man ...

The Appalachian Trail also crosses Max Patch in the Harmon Den area of Hot Springs. Two easy loop trails (1.4 miles and 2.4 miles) lead to the 4,629-foot summit. The bald mountain (the Southern ...

National Trails Day is June 7 and volunteers are needed to help install logs on an AT trail near Icewater Spring Shelter.

The Appalachian ... oversees the Appalachian Trail, turns 100 years old in March. About 68 miles of the 2,190-mile trail from Maine to Georgia lie along the Blue Mountain ridge in southern ...

BEAR MOUNTAIN — The Appalachian Trail at Bear Mountain State Park officially reopened last weekend, 10 months after it closed amid severe flooding last summer, the state Office of Parks ...

The former Wise Farm, where Union and Confederate soldiers spilled copious amounts of blood ... miles of Appalachian Trail that crosses this Mid-Atlantic state, mostly atop South Mountain.

With winter fast approaching, many hikers and outdoorsy types are putting away their hiking boots and celebrating the end of another successful hiking season (unless they're cold-weather fans, in ...

The Carolina Mountain Club bought 130 volunteers in November 2024 to help clear debris left by Hurricane Helene along the Appalachian Trail and the French Broad River in the town of Hot Springs.