Your weekend: A three-day salute to adventure

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So much adventure to be had this Fourth of July weekend! Good thing you have three days to fit it in!

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One of the best adventure deals going: Merchant Millpond State Park’s periodic Canoe The Pond program. Join a ranger on a canoe trip on this 760-acre millpond that dates to the early 1700s. Paddle amid the bald cypress and tupelo gum that have since infiltrated the pond; learn about the area’s history, too. All from the comfort of a beginner-friendly Discovery Old Town 158 canoe. read more

90 Second Escape: Fire Good

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 feature a 90 Second Escape — essentially, a 90-second video or slide show of a place you’d probably rather be: a trail, a park, a greenway, a lake … anywhere as long as it’s not under a fluorescent bulb. read more

Your weekend: A sprint pent, a night run, a hike for good

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This weekend, we’ve got something for folks in OK shape, folks looking to beat the heat, folks looking for a reason to do good.

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You’re in pretty good shape; maybe not midseason form, but you feel you could take on a good challenge. The Carolina Beach Double Sprint 2016, perhaps? read more

90 Second Escape: Hiking Big Creek up the Blue Ridge

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 feature a 90 Second Escape — essentially, a 90-second video or slide show of a place you’d probably rather be: a trail, a park, a greenway, a lake … anywhere as long as it’s not under a fluorescent bulb. read more

Your weekend: Make a date for Adventure with Dad

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Andy & Opie: Fishin’ with Dad

Father’s Day is Sunday. A thought or three on how to appropriately celebrate this weekend.

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Perhaps you’re conflicted about what to do with Dad this weekend. On the one hand, he likes a good challenge. On the other, he likes to kick back and relax. What to do, what to do? read more

Explore the outdoors, discover yourself.