It is part of the 1,000-mile Mountains-to-Sea Trail, which will connect Clingman's Dome in North Carolina's Great Smokey Mountains National Park to Jockey's Ridge State Park all the way at the coast.

Even botanists can be surprised at the sheer variety of a houseplant often known only for being indestructible. By Margaret Roach A Poconos hotel closed last year. What happened to its iconic ...