Since 1993, the first Saturday of June has been observed as National Trails Day. Administered by the American Hiking Society, it's a day when we celebrate our trails, either by hiking (or, in the case of "blue" trails, paddling) them, or by rolling up our sleeves to do trail maintenance or blaze a new trail. Today, we talk a little about the history of National Trails Day as well as what's going on this year.

To learn more about National Trails Day, visit the American Hiking Society web site here.

In the news

For more information on the reopening of portions of the Occoee National Whitewater Center in Tennessee's Cherokee National Forest, go here.

To find what facilities are now open along the Blue Ridge Parkway ion North Carolina and Virginia, go here.

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