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 ...

Seven Ways Seven Days Gets You Through the Week: Trustworthy local reporting. Piping‑hot food news. Thoughtful obituaries. Must‑do events. Stuck in Vermont videos. Eye‑opening personals. All the fun ...

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).

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Allison Olmsted covers lifestyle for active women as The Gear Diva. Outdoor recreation has boomed in popularity since the global ...

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 ...

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 ...