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Knoxville Area Bike Clubs

Looking for an instant social/support group for your bicycling pursuits? Try one of these local clubs. Appalachian Mountain Bike Club ambc-sorba.org AMBC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to...

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Liberal Andre Block and conservative Jonathan Williams are biking a...

It stands as probably the most awkward moment to date on Andre Block’s cross-country Unity Ride bicycle trek. He and fellow cyclist Jonathan Williams had stopped at an old ranch ... The post Liberal...

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Scaling the Walls of Jericho in the Cumberland Plateau

Drew Crain snored away in his hammock a few feet away from me, but that wasn’t what was keeping me awake 3 miles and 1,000 feet below the trailhead where ... The post Scaling the Walls of Jericho in...

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On the prowl for bluegill, bobcats, and wild hogs at Abrams Creek

“I’ve heard that socks and sandals are out,” I said to Terry Bunde as he dragged his kayak down a steep bank, slippery with loose shale, toward Abrams Creek. “I ... The post On the prowl for bluegill,...

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One last camping trip to an unnamed destination

“Something’s swimming up ahead,” said biologist Drew Crain, in the bow of my canoe. We quickened our paddle strokes, then stopped when we saw what it was: a timber rattler ... The post One last camping...

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