Iconic Western North Carolina vistas greet you on Art Loeb Trail, just outside of Asheville.While the 30.1-mile trail isn’t for everyone, its popular Black Balsam Knob hike is a beginner ...

Iconic Western North Carolina vistas greet you on Art Loeb Trail, just outside of Asheville.While the 30.1-mile trail isn’t for everyone, its popular Black Balsam Knob hike is a beginner ...

On a recent hike out to Flower Gap on the Art Loeb Trail, I realized I had been hiking Shining Rock Wilderness for 50-plus years. I was dumbfounded, then quickly overcome with gratitude.