Hiking tips - many good tips about hiking
Hiking Equipment List - good check list
The Mountain to Sea Trail - from Clingmans Dome in western North Carolina to Jockeys Ridge on the coast.
Upper Creek Falls - a nice hike north of Morganton, N. C.
Linville Gorge Wilderness - a 12,000 acre wilderness area for hiking, fishing, climbing and hunting in Burke County, N. C.