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It’s a Cool Time to Hike at the Coast

Editor’s note: Every year around this time — the time of cooling temperatures —  we revisit some of our favorite coastal hikes.

We generally refrain from hiking at the coast from late March through October. But once Halloween has passed and the flitting and slithering things that give us pause are subdued, our thoughts turn to the coast and some of our favorite hikes in the state. To local hikers, this is the real peak season. Pack a camera, a notebook, a handful of nature guidebooks. Camp, stay in cheap motels. Cook dinner over a camp stove, linger over breakfast, eat lunch on the go. And listen. read more

Your weekend: Water and dark — the keys to beating the heat

Carvers Creek: paddle a swamp
Carvers Creek: paddle a swamp

The heat, as Glenn Frey once declared, is on. Temperatures this weekend could hit triple digits, meaning one of two things for the outdoor inclined: play on the water or play during the cool of the night.

Coast

Forecast high Sunday for Spring Lake in the coastal plain: 101. Lordy! read more