The Bright Angel Trail, the best-known trail in Grand Canyon National Park, is iconic for a reason: This hiking experience is hard to beat. As you follow the Bright Angel Fault 9.5 miles and 4,500 ...

Ohio woman opens her Cascade Village home to hikers walking the Continental Divide Trail Wiffer’s Wayside is really just a condo. But for hikers trekking across North America on the Continental Divide ...

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A hiker was found dead along a trail in the Grand Canyon last week, marking the second such fatality in two months at the national park. Officials have identified the hiker as James Handschy, a ...

Natalie “Swell” Dillon, an avid backpacker who lives in Bishop in California’s Eastern Sierra, completed the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2022. And every year since, the occupational therapist — ...

Donna "L-Rod" Saufley's first encounter with Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiking came when she stumbled upon it on a Saturday night out. The hikers who heard her tell this story around the campfire over ...

ONEIDA, Tenn. — With hiking trails, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, historic sites and more throughout its 125,000 acres, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is a popular spot for ...

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