Rainy days don’t have to dampen your outdoor spirit! Hiking in the rain or backpacking in the rain can be a refreshing and rewarding experience if you’re prepared. Whether you’re hitting backpacking ...

For many nature lovers, their enjoyment of the outdoors originates from childhood experiences spending time outside with family and friends. Summit County is a haven for people who love adventuring ...

Tearing my video-game-obsessed tween away from technology and into the wilderness is no easy feat. After exploring 40 national parks, my son is more fond of hikes (as long as I don't call them that).

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CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — In this week's Let's Get Out There, we head to the Tarbell Trail in Clark County. For the grown-ups who love to hike, it can be easy to zone in and charge toward the goal. But ...

Why hike and paddle in one state when you can hit the trail and water in two – all in the same day, from a single starting point? This outing was inspired not long ago, when I drove east on Route 165 ...

Once you’ve been bitten by the hiking bug, it’s pretty much impossible to stop, even if you live in cold-weather climates where you can’t stop walking for fear of freezing solid. If you know someone ...

Two facts: First, hiking/walking is still by far the most popular outdoor pastime; second, summer is when most of our hiking trails and backcountry campsites see most of their traffic. Any time you ...

I'm lucky to call the high desert home -- a place where warm days practically demand we head out to explore the lakes, rivers and mountains in every direction, ideally before the crowds catch on. And ...

Marty Walsh and the MDHT crew are now ready for the next steps after accomplishing some crucial and important tasks for the 125-mile backpacking trail over the past few months. Highway 61 runs between ...