Appalachian trail has led to success
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Call it the road taken again. Head west out of Boone, N.C., which is tucked into the western part of the state in the Blue Ridge mountains, into the Smokies of Tennessee, through Knoxville, and down to Chattanooga, a 27 0-mile journey.
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By Jack Betts, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 17--For all of North Carolina's pressing environmental problems, there are notable success stories about things that work.
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BOONE, N.C. -- Armanti Edwards ran for 110 yards and three touchdowns and threw for another score as defending national champion Appalachian State beat Youngstown State, 49-24, yesterday to reach the Division 1-AA title game.
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Kevin Richardson leads Appalachian State to its second straight Division I-AA national championship, running for 179 yards and four touchdowns in the Mountaineers' 28-17 victory over Massachusetts.
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By The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Jun. 20--ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) and other off-road vehicles can be a lot of fun. And large areas of America's national forests have been set aside for their use.
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In a Sept. 1 story about the Appalachian State-Michigan football game, The Associated Press reported that Appalachian State had won 15 straight games, the longest streak in the nation.
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By MARK WILSON, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7417 or wilsonm@courierpress.com  The quiet "thank you" of a shy bicyclist went unnoticed Tuesday afternoon, but only because the volunteers cleaning up part of the Pigeon Creek Greenway trail were hard at work.
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I wonât say that Saturdayâs victory was my happiest moment as an Appalachian State alumnus â oh, what am I saying? Of course it was.
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By Susan Williams, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.  Sep. 16--FAYETTEVILLE -- With the addition of nearly four acres, the Paint Creek Nature Trail got a big boost during Friday's Fayette County Commission meeting.
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Fulfillment leads to achievement, not the other way around.
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The Trail | Campaign refocuses after Tuesday's pummeling raises new questions about strategy.
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By Vicki Smith  It stretches nearly 2,200 miles, a ribbon of mountains and meadows, forests and fauna. But scientists, hikers and land managers say the Appalachian Trail is more than a footpath.
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They were determined to get off to a better start in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
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Two ways to get there, they told me. You can take the long way, which is around the mountain, or you can take the short way, which is over the mountain.
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Appalachian Stateâs defeat of fifth-ranked Michigan was a stunning upset by any measure, but was not as great a shock to those who have followed the team.
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A diverse group of organizations has started a long-term project to monitor the Appalachian Trail for environmental problems.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. _ The rumblings of a dynasty can be heard in the mountains of North Carolina.