World War II veteran Earl Shaffer was the first person to complete hiking the Appalachian Trail. When Shaffer began his journey at Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia, he intended it as a self-care retreat ...

Connecticut is one of the Northeast’s smaller states, with a lot of the area being devoted to its cities and its beautiful ...

Georgia’s state parks have over 600 miles of hiking trails alone, and there are more than 1,800 individual trails identified ...

Access the Appalachian Trail's most-photographed viewpoint on the Virginia Triple Crown, one of the state's best hiking routes for fall foliage views.

Stretching 2,197 miles from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail is the most widely known hiking trail in the country. Most Long Islanders with a penchant for the outdoors have ...

Kellenberger says she didn’t stress too much over the planning, gear preparation or logistics ... Oxford Trail improvement project The Appalachian Trail Conservancy estimates between 3,000 and 4,000 ...

RAVENSWOOD – Retirement. It’s supposed to be a time where one kicks back and tells others “you handle it. I’m retired.” Well, Chuck Crookshanks has retired. He has allowed others at Parkersburg South ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Every year, thousands of hikers will look to take on the Appalachian Trail (AT). The trail spans just over 2,100 miles. However, not everyone who begins the hike will ...

Emma Gatewood stands on the Oregon Trail, with her pack and an umbrella in tow. She hiked 2,000 miles of the trail in 1959, years after she thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail. When Emma Gatewood was 67 ...