Cherokee National Forest Feature Articles

Feature Articles

Get Outta Town: Atlanta
Away.com and the road-trip gurus at MAD MAPS have teamed up to bring you the beta on the best scenic drives around the country for the fall season. First up: Atlanta. Trade the city for Southern charm on this 178-mile loop, exploring historic and natural attractions to the south of the city.
King of the Hill, GA
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Remote Cabins
Standing Indian Mountain, NC
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Empty Peaks
Chattanooga, TN
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Southeast
Snowshoe Mountain Bike Park
Snowshoe, WV
Southern Dip
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Wilmington, NC to St. Augustine, FL
Because It’s There. (Sort of.)
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GPS units in hand, obsessed adventurers are roaming the world to claim a new set of firsts: 16,232 places where major lines of latitude and longitude intersect. Sound geeky? Not when your sweet spot is at 17,000 feet on the side of a remote Bolivian volcano.
Kentucky
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Derby and Bourbon
Near Is the New Far
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Honest eco-travel no longer requires a passport. These four domestic getaways treat you—and the environment—right.
Aces High
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THE IDEA: Make one of the world's greatest Everest guides face his fear of heights. THE PLAN: Send him 3,000 feet up El Capitan with Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Ivo Ninov. THE RESULT: Panic attacks, cold sweats, and one order of Depends.