After moving to upstate New York a few years ago, hiking has become a major part of my life. While I love this activity, there’s one thing that’s a constant nuisance: breaking in new hiking boots.

Four-day backpacking loop through the Cirque of the Towers in the Wind River Range, Wyoming. The trip includes encounters ...

Start with a place that inspires you or that you have a personal connection to. Sure, national parks have plenty of allure, but hiking through an area that your ancestors once traveled or where you ...

I did not grow up in an outdoorsy family. We spent the occasional summer road-tripping through Colorado, sure, but I was just as likely to spend an entire school break playing Super Nintendo in my ...

Participation in almost all forms of outdoor recreation and physical activities increased dramatically during the pandemic, but in some sports those gains have lasted, and one of the most profound ...

One of backpacking’s hallmarks is that it can be, well, uncomfortable. Carrying all the essentials on your back, braving the elements, sleeping on the ground, and forgoing modern plumbing for days at ...

Hiking in the off-season can often come with great benefits — quieter trails and atmospheric, seasonal landscapes, in particular — however, it can also mean treacherous conditions. Here’s how to stay ...

Apologies to anyone who encountered me on the Pacific Crest Trail in July 2021, rabidly racing in circles through the wondrous Marble Valley in the northernmost reaches of California. Indeed, had you ...