“Do you want a beer, Moses?” I asked, as we sat by the campfire on a chilly, Maine evening. He accepted and I handed him a ...

At 80 years old, Betty Kellenberger recently became the oldest woman to ever hike the entire Appalachian Trail.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An 83-year-old hiker who is known as “Nimblewill Nomad” has become the oldest person to complete the Appalachian Trail. M.J. Eberhart of Flagg Mountain, Alabama, hiked into the ...

The Appalachian Trail in Connecticut stretches more than 50 miles across Litchfield County, winding through the hardwood forests and scenic landscapes of towns like Kent, Sharon and Canaan. Kristen ...

Most hikers head to McAfee Knob, a rocky outcropping that's a favorite photography stop along the Appalachian Trail, so it's ...

Kansas Rep. Tobias Schlingensiepen hiked 350 miles of the Appalachian Trail during a three-month sabbatical. The 61-year-old pastor and politician undertook the journey to connect with nature, reflect ...

Jeff “Legend” Garmire has accumulated a vast resume of fastest known times — including the Arizona, John Muir, Continental Divide, and Colorado trails — but he was missing the FKT for America’s first ...

"Distance changes utterly when you take the world on foot." In acclaimed travel writer Bill Bryson's 1998 travelogue, "A Walk in the Woods," the writer ponders on the history and culture of the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Legendary actor Robert Redford's passing at the age of 89 left a remarkable legacy as both an actor and champion of the American outdoors — a ...