A Year-Round Guide to Franklin and Nantahala

On the first day of her trip across North Carolina on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, veteran Erin Brennan is making sense of new gear, new routines, and a new beginning with

Rosemary and Goat Cheese Strata

On the first day of her trip across North Carolina on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, veteran Erin Brennan is making sense of new gear, new routines, and a new beginning with

From the Battlefield to the Trail

On the first day of her trip across North Carolina on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, veteran Erin Brennan is making sense of new gear, new routines, and a new beginning with the help of Warrior Expeditions, a group that treats hiking like therapy.

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Erin Brennan, Thomas Weinheimer, and Michelle Revoir make their way along the westernmost portion of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail near Clingmans Dome. photograph by Jeremy Markovich

This story was published on May 01, 2020

Jeremy Markovich

Jeremy Markovich is a former Our State editor, and is currently the communications director for the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. Find his newsletter, North Carolina Rabbit Hole, at ncrabbithole.com.