Strapped into a harness and lying only a couple of inches from the soft, dew-wet grass airstrip at Lookout Mountain Flight Park in Georgia, I close my eyes, swallow hard, and then say a little prayer.

Whether it's clawing for a secure handhold while rock climbing, anticipating a wind gust while piloting a hang-glider or fighting against an extreme current while swimming in the Tennessee River, ...

For French-born artist Claire Vassort, painting is about movement -- both in life and on silk. A former hang glider pilot for 30 years, she first came to Chattanooga for its outdoor scene and quickly ...

The call of the sky is strong in Kitty Hawk. Not far from where the Wright brothers first flew, student Hannah Zobel glides over sand dunes after a lesson with Luke Robinson (running) of Kitty Hawk ...