Steer wrestling, a practice credited to legendary cowboy and rodeo star Bill Pickett, usually involves leaping onto a steer from the back of a specially trained horse. At the Madison

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A Year-Round Guide to Franklin and Nantahala

In this episode, we travel to Roseboro, a small eastern North Carolina town that sits on the route of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail but doesn't actually have any good places to

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Madison County Championship Rodeo

In this episode, we travel to Roseboro, a small eastern North Carolina town that sits on the route of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail but doesn't actually have any good places to

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In this episode, we travel to Roseboro, a small eastern North Carolina town that sits on the route of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail but doesn't actually have any good places to

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A Trail Town Without a Trail

In this episode of our podcast, Away Message, we head to an unlikely stop on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

by Jeremy Markovich

The Mountains-to-Sea trail runs through Singletary Lake State Park, one of the few dedicated footpaths for the MST in eastern North Carolina.

In this episode, we travel to Roseboro, a small eastern North Carolina town that sits on the route of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail but doesn’t actually have any good places to hike. Yet. We also meet the trail angels that hikers depend on to get to the end, and talk to a woman who’s attempting to finish the MST in just 30 days.

Watch an Away Message Remote Video about Tara Dower’s attempt below:

Jeremy Markovich: writer, producer, editor, host
James Mieczkowski: producer
Makenna Smith: intern
Elizabeth Hudson: editor in chief

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And old black and white photo of Latta University held in front of the original location.

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The Dreams That Linger

A century has passed since Latta University closed its doors, and generations have come and gone from the Raleigh neighborhood where it once stood. In North Carolina, history is all around us — even when evidence of the past has all but vanished.

by T. Edward Nickens