Lonesome roads offer safe, serene cycling in a surprisingly rich recreational area little more than an hour's drive from the Triangle.

The look on David Waechter's face suggested I wasn't getting off to a good start.

Not only has scuba equipment grown friendlier in the last decade, says Capital Scuba owner and dive instructor David Waechter, so has the instruction.

As a river guide, Banks Dixon has had his share of trip-gone-bad tales. But the one from June 26 likely will make his highlight reel.

The temperature was forecast in the low 100s.

A GREENWAY SOMEWHERE IN THE TRIANGLE--It is beautiful out, at least from what I can make out. Late evening, past my usual bedtime. A gentle breeze rustles leaves, sways the dark giants that loom above. Ahead lies a path, discernible only by its flat

Nancy Silvers was crestfallen when her volunteer group's request for a North Carolina Trails Grant was rejected.

Maia Dery remembers playing in the woods behind her Durham home in the early 1970s and thinking her family lived in the middle of nowhere. She was understandably bummed one fateful day when she was 7 or 8 and decided to probe deeper into those woods

Explore nearby water spots, from placid eddies to big rapids.

there could be a reason why the Red Barn Trading Post is the last stop on Saturday's Second Annual Franklin County Farm, Foods & Crafts Tour. If it were first, people might never make it to the next eight attractions.

Maui is an adventurer's paradise. Name an activity and you'll find a superlative that applies.

Oddly, the person least concerned about the weather for Sunday's Raven Rock Ramble was ride director David Cole.