Update: Thanks to the TRGT and many hard-working volunteers, the Ritchie Hollow Trail has been completed and was opened to the public in January of 2018. If you’ve ever felt the serenity of a hike, the rush of a mountain bike ride, or the grit of a trail run, you know that it all starts […]
Trail Work, Access & Environment
5 Ways to celebrate Earth Day in Chattanooga
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the original Earth Day. Founded on April 22nd, 1970 by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson as a means of bringing an ecological awareness of our natural world to our daily life, Earth Day continues to grow in relevance each year as we continue to strive to protect & preserve our […]
Collaboration and Purpose: Rock/Creek’s day in the gorge with the TRGT
In much of the world even today, and certainly for the decisive majority of our human past, this sense of other-than-human nature as something thoroughly alive and intimately interwoven with human existence is and was the mainstream perception. A world without electric lights, a world without engines, is a different world entirely. It is a world that […]
Tennessee Wilderness Act Reintroduced in Senate
This week, Senators Lamar Alexander (R) and Bob Corker (R) introduced the Tennessee Wilderness Act, which could protect over 20,000 acres in the Cherokee National Forest. Now’s the time for the House to act! We’re following the story and have rounded up a few of the best posts from around Twitter. View “undefined” on Storify
Leave No Trace Trainer Course With Rock/Creek & Outdoor Chattanooga
Become a Leave No Trace Trainer! Rock/Creek & Outdoor Chattanooga are hosting a Leave No Trace (LNT) Trainer Course on the weekend of April 11th & 12th, 2015. The LNT Trainer Course is an informative, practical, and fun two-day workshop on the ethics and practice of minimum-impact recreation and travel. Course participants will learn skills and […]
Patagonia Down Jackets now feature Traceable Down
Big news! Patagonia has announced that, from this point forward, all Patagonia down jackets exclusively feature its “Traceable Down” standard — in fact, every down garment in their product line, right now. This expands dramatically upon the limited use of traceable down to this point. No blending with regular goose down, no compromises. Patagonia is […]