Courtney Gerard

Companions can make or break a trip. Here’s how to choose one wisely.

These hiker-friendly meals—with the right ratio of carbs/fat/protein—belong on any trail menu.

Months on the trail can throw even the most prepared body out of whack. Follow these hard-earned tips from thru-hikers so these six common hiking injuries and illnesses don’t kill your trip.

Find solitude on thru-hikes with A-list scenery and B-list crowds.

In a cabin in the Maine woods, two men cook up "the best trail magic" of the entire Appalachian Trail.