Kelly Bastone

Make the most of your precious weekend freedom. These hikes deliver epic views and fun to all types of time-crunched hikers.

From climate change to drilling and mining, various threats promise to wipe out what’s best about America’s 12 most endangered trails. Hike them now to admire ancient glacial ice, hear howling wolves, splash at pristine beaches, and admire ancient art galleries.

These difficult hikes will challenge you no matter who you are.

You could cast to lunkers from alongside the road—but hiking to wild streams and lakes pushes the bliss factor even higher. Outfit your next angling mission with these gear picks.

Hike from St. Mary Lake to McDonald Lake through some of the Lower 48's best bear country.

Petzl’s new IKO CORE headlamp innovates on the old “elastic band” setup to create a do-it-all portable light.

From grizzlies to falling rocks to maze-like canyons, you'll want to come prepared for these tricky trips.

Heading out on one of these hikes? Keep an eye on the forecast.

Be careful of the local fauna on these six spectacular but hazardous hikes.

You'd better not be afraid of heights if you're going to tackle one of these airy trails.

The scenery here is awesome—but it can be deadly, too.

Craving sunshine on your shoulders? Consider this your hit list.

One backpacker shares her secret to maintaining a decades-long hiking streak.

Like your life and limbs intact? Then you'd better get skilled before visiting these trails.

Learn more about what goes on beneath the surface by casting a line.

Protecting land is only the first step. Hikers need trails, and trails don’t build themselves. Grab a Pulaski and create new paths and restore lost routes on these 10 trips.

Hit these endangered trails to vote with your feet and send a message that protection pays off.

The only thing better than Yellowstone in summer? Yellowstone in winter. Picture herds of bison and elk, low-hanging steam shrouding evergreen forests, gem-hued pools blazing amid the snow-dusted landscape—and savoring it all in solitude.

Five Native American tribes band together to protect ancestral lands in southern Utah.