Abbey Dufoe

Big mileage days are great and all, but sometimes you just want to stop, smell the roses (er, wildflowers), and picnic with a spectacular view.

Is your pack a mess?  Read these tips on how to fit a week's worth of gear into your regular weekend bag.

Rather have the critters in the woods than on your feet? Here are some 100% animal-free vegan hiking boot options for backpackers of every type.

Reward your tired hiking muscles with a soak in these hidden hot springs.

Limber up with these ten essential stretches for hikers.

Grab your camera and hike to leaf-lover paradise this autumn.

Pitch your tent in one of these 9 parks for a prime view of the cosmos.

The hiker scrambled down a ledge to hide from the bear.

Awwwww.

Keith Matthew Emerald was charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors.

Experts are pretty sure it's not a man in a bear suit.

The state may become a literal Bear Republic once more.

A new interspecies alliance is born.

Critics are not happy.

Yellowstone's brown bears could lose their federally protected status.

Daredevils may no longer be welcome.

Want to fall asleep to the sound of lapping waves? Nab one of these prime waterfront campsites.

These see-worthy beacons are just a day hike away.

A broken leg left Gregg Hein stranded on 13,563-ft Mount Goddard.

Washington is fighting 50 separate blazes.

The first trailer for the Cheryl Strayed adaptation is out.

Grizzlies = $$$$$

He was stranded on a sheer rock face near Washington's Snoqualmie Pass.

Some of the park's buffalo herd could be relocated.

The 21-year-old man was evacuated after falling near Thatchtop Mountain.

Nick Papageorge is seeking damages for injuries sustained during the search.

The 8,362-foot Pavlof volcano is one of Alaska's most active.

Five people have died in a particular section of Eaton Canyon since 2011.

The interactive museum showcases the mountain's notoriously extreme weather.

A 19-year-old hiker was rescued from the eastern face last month.

Rangers found the stash while investigating an illegally parked RV.

Critics are not happy.

You can make your own custom topo maps for free.

He helped out with firefighting and a mock hiker rescue.

A seismograph station counted about 30 small earthquakes.

She's the youngest female ever to summit.

The 8,362-foot Pavlof volcano is one of Alaska's most active.

It's the mountain's worst disaster in 30 years.

It's the mountain's worst disaster in 30 years.

It's a handy nasal spray.

Yellowstone's brown bears could lose their federally protected status.

Parts of the Kenai Peninsula have been evacuated.

The mud is 250 feet deep in some areas.

The 16-year-old fell 100 feet.

Dry conditions have rangers on high alert about open flames.

The never-before-seen shower could rival Perseids.

Two female hikers suffered cuts and broken bones.

California and Arizona are especially at risk.

President Obama will sign a proclamation Wednesday to designate the New Mexico mountain range.