The Appalachian Trail spans 2,194 miles across 14 states along the East Coast of the U.S. Most experienced hikers begin their trek at Springer Mountain, Georgia, and end it on Mount Katahdin in Maine ...

"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 Blue Moon. Moses was taking a rest day on his Appalachian Trail section hike ...

SIERRA MADRE, Calif. - A runner on a Sierra Madre hiking trail had a heart-stopping encounter with a bear and her two cubs on November 8. As the brown bear approached the runner on the narrow trail, ...

What does it mean when you get "cliffed out"? Why is it so dangerous, and better yet, how can you avoid getting in that ...

WHITE SALMON — I was just starting the climb at Coyote Wall, the sunlit hiking trail in the eastern Columbia River Gorge, when a distinct whooshing sound arose. It sounded like a waterfall, which ...

The group was eating lunch on a trail near the highway when it suddenly appeared. School kids hospitalized after stunning ...