Category Archives: Night

Your weekend: Night hike, fun run, bike with the stars

Raccoons love the night life. Photo courtesy dailyraccoons.tumblr.com
Raccoons love the night life. Photo courtesy dailyraccoons.tumblr.com

Another gorgeous fall weekend is on tap, one good for a night hike, a fun run or a mountain road ride with the best in the cycling business.

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As daylight continues to dwindle, so, we assume, do our opportunities for outdoor adventure, especially during the work week. But did you know that not all of the natural world goes to sleep when the sun goes down? In fact, for some, sunset means it’s time to rise and shine. read more

Your weekend: Three very different hikes

Carvers Creek (photo courtesy NC State Parks)
Carvers Creek (photo courtesy NC State Parks)

Hike in a canoe, hike in a creek, hike in the dark.

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What’s the best hike when temperatures are in the 90s and the humidity isn’t far behind?
A Canoe Hike.
Like the one they’re having Sunday at Carvers Creek State Park.
And when’s the best time to have a Canoe Hike?
When the sun is easing and the temperature with it, around 6 p.m., which is when Sunday’s Canoe Hike is scheduled. read more

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

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

Your weekend: Make it a memorable one

Memorial Day weekend: it may not technically be summer’s meteorological kick off (that comes at 6:34 p.m. on June 20), but it certainly kicks off the season in our psyche. And the weather should be good for kicking if off in any number of adventurous ways, including … read more