BLUE RIDGE, Ga. — A popular shelter along the Appalachian Trail is closed to overnight campers due to "aggressive bear behavior," according to the U.S. Forest Service. The Springer Mountain Shelter, ...

BLUE RIDGE, Ga. — A man found dead along the Appalachian Trail in Fannin County was from Pennsylvania. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the man as Stephen Lucan Ryan, 41. The GBI asked ...

The little trail we are hiking in the North Georgia woods belongs to us and the bears. The hardwoods overhead are as diverse as any in the Eastern United States. The ferns, Galax, poison ivy and other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heads up, hikers. The USDA Forest Service is shutting down a camping shelter along the popular Appalachian Trail for the next ...

GEORGIA (WRBL) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the body of a man found dead on Springer Mountain in January 2022 as that of a Pennsylvania man. According to a news release from ...

Rescue crews responded to an injured hiker who was found near the shelter at Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. The hiker, who had begun his journey on Sunday and had ...

When you hear about people who have hiked the Appalachian Trail, it might conjure up the image of worn and weathered thru-hikers retiring after a long, arduous journey. Although it’s always an honor ...

3. Springer Mountain, Georgia to the North Carolina Border. Mileage: 78.1 Difficulty: Strenuous Trailhead access: Access the trail at Amicalola Falls State Park, even though it adds 8.8 miles on the ...

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. — Heads up, hikers. The USDA Forest Service is shutting down a camping shelter along the popular Appalachian Trail for the next couple of weeks. Officials say bears in the area of ...