Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains takes people through thick forests and across grassy mountaintop balds. This year it also includes a short boat ride. Floodwaters from the ...

About 20 percent more people are storing their food in their tent with them than in the recommended bear cans.

McAfee Knob in Virginia is one of the most photographed spots on the Appalachian Trail. Photo courtesy of Ray Meese for Virginia Tech. With warmer temperatures, hikers are already descending on the ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — The 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail, which runs from Georgia to Maine, celebrated its centennial in March. FOX43 featured the history of the trail and how hikers and other ...

"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 ...

Read full article: Pregnancy and parking: Florida’s new law could make finding spots harder GARDNERS, Pa. – Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the ...

In American slang, “take a hike” is often used to tell someone to go away. But as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy celebrates its 100th anniversary, the organization is working to reframe the phrase ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — A group of local business owners and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) launched a free ferry service on Monday intended to help hikers on the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) ...

GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream ...