Fog drifts through the trees, wrapping the hills in a silence that feels almost sacred. Faint traces of footpaths and broken ...

Throughout the Great Smokies and the eponymous national park, there are scattered remnants of forgotten towns, like Lost Cove, now only reachable by a long hike, or Elkmont, a once-thriving resort ...

Two nonprofits — Access Fund and the Carolina Climbers Coalition — recently purchased more than 16 acres of land near Chimney ...

The storied climbing spot Ghost Town, which abuts Chimney Rock State Park, has been off-limits since the early 2000s. 2 land ...