Los Angeles is unique in its proximity to many peaceful backpacking campsites that are under an hour's drive away. We picked ...

Federal cutbacks will leave our favorite pathways without vital resources and maintenance this year. Our hiking columnist explains how you can grab a chainsaw and a shovel and get involved.

After waiting an hour for a Voodoo donut and getting a selfie with the “Portland is Weird” sign, you may be ready to see what ...

Index Town Wall in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest features hundreds of granite routes including classics like ‘Godzilla ...

Two hikers from Colorado were announced as the winners of the Carson City to Canada Quest contest. Starting in June, they plan to hike the 1,600-mile journey from Carson to the Canadian border, ...

Tipsoo Lake features a short, beautiful loop trail that’s just 0.8 miles around the lake. No strenuous hiking is required. If you can walk through a mall, you can easily stroll around Tipsoo Lake. On ...

Shocking Upsets: Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore fall to New River Gorge and Petrified Forest ... and all three – the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail and the Lewis & Clark Trail – made it ...

Lena learned to accept herself in the face of "aging, illness, scrapes and scars" and her decade-long battle with ...

S.E. Hinton (born Susan Eloise) made a striking debut as a writer in 1967, and at only 18 years old, with her groundbreaking ...

The demands on search-and-rescue teams are expected to increase, but experts say some teams lack protections, volunteers and funds.