Trips

Heather Bolint, 1,124 miles into her hike, came across a fancy rooster near the Mason-Dixon Line. She carried him 42 miles to safety.

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From Civil War sites to cascading waterfalls, North Georgia is full of great fall hiking options.

NASA is joining with The Nature Conservancy's North American Cities program to prioritize greenspace in Atlanta.

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Environmental groups support a change that would allow small projects to circumvent "forever wild" status.

The Nature Conservancy is running an eight-day event to restore habitat after Hurricane Sandy.

Nothing gets the heart pounding like seeing a wild bear up close (but hopefully not too close). Strap on your pack, grab your camera, and hit one of these ten trails where bruins roam free.

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The historic pathway around Geneva Lake takes all day (and includes brunch).

A Sierra Club writer dishes on his thru-hike of the Santa Monica Mountains.

The Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative seeks to increase $2.5B annual economy

John Ayers, an undergrad at Cal State Fullerton, describes his summer adventures to Yosemite in his own words.

As of Thursday, 16 fires have consumed 158,000 acres, killed at least 23, and destroyed 3,500 homes.

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Fall and winter camping season has begun on the Tonto, and there are plenty of options.

Arizona State Parks and Trails won the gold medal for best managed park system by the National Recreation and Park Association.

A 57-year-old Valley man drowned while trying to swim through a swirling pool of water known as the "toilet bowl."

A holiday in the Grand Canyon requires planning, sweat, and maybe some food sacrifices. But one Arizona family discovers the memories are worth all the turkey in the world.

The initiative is a collaboration between developers, conservationists, government officials, and more.

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Visitors on Telluride's own two-mile "iron way" have reached 3,000 climbers.

Antonio’s Real New York Pizza posted surveillance video showing a mama and her two cubs breaking into the kitchen.

Daniel Hohs, 31, was about 1.5 miles from Mount Galbraith trailhead when responders got a call from his companion.

312 RiverRun will join three parks by a new path along the Chicago River.

An undiscovered 12-acre plot has become a new preserve, which will be a sanctuary for monarch butterflies.

A series of reports show how far we've come in protecting salmon in the Northwest—and how far we still need to go.

REI just closed the deal on a $49.3 million property in Bellevue's Spring District—the future site of its headquarters.

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Liddy Breeden woke up to quite a surprise on Monday morning.

A mass of warm water—known as "the blob"—has had lingering effects on numbers of juvenile salmon.

Extremely toxic pesticides like carbofuran are being used to grow marijuana on California's public lands.

With a cost of $24 million, the new bridge helps repair extensive damage from mudslides earlier this year.

A backcountry taco hut has popped up six times on the JMT—then disappeared.

A 55-year-old California man was 1.4 miles up the Crater Lake Trail when he apparently succumbed to a heart attack.

A man found a human skull while hiking at the Mud Lake Open Space

The Chicago Park District received a $900,000 grant to restore wetlands in 278-acre Big Marsh Park.

The Cook County Forest Preserves comprise 69,000-plus acres. WBEZ asks: Whose foresight was it?

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Officials say the blaze started on a cliff in Kinsman Ridge on Tuesday morning and spread overnight.

Clare Mendelsohn, deputy forest supervisor since July 2015, is the new head of the Whites.

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Eighty-two bald eagles were born in 2017, officials report—up from last year's record of 79.

Maricopa County Parks is considering a fee increase, but you still have time to weigh in.

A few days ago, U.S. Representative Martha McSally kicked off her 800-mile Arizona Trail hike.

Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a bill that would speed up a sale of 6,500 acres, which includes 1,100 acres of redwoods.

Authorities determine that a family fell 200 feet down one of Zoar Valley's steepest cliffs.

Three of the most popular trailheads in the Adirondacks will be closed over Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving.

The Tahoe Weekly gives the low-down on a local favorite.

The re-route of the gateway connector trail between Superior and the Arizona Trail Picket Post Trailhead will go through Arnett Canyon.

A housing development is planning to take down Leadville's big white wall—and the iconic sign on it.

SUV carrying seven people collided with a bear in the westbound lanes near Rifle.

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Destinations Editor Maren Horjus shares four spooky, Halloween-ready tales from her new book, Haunted Hikes.

A roundup of places to stay for the "adventurous indoorsman."

The annual festival at the Hardigree Wildlife Sanctuary brings together outdoorspeople of all stripes.

Thanks to Tropical Storm Irma, all camping reservations for Cumberland are null and void until mid October.

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The population of mountain goats has gone from 20 to the thousands to 300 to 623 at last count. The NPS wants to airlift them out.

In 1990, the city tallied up some 75,000 palms. But as they die off, they're being replaced by native trees.

Want to get in on a popular guided hike of the Backbone Trail? You still have a few days to sign up for the lottery.

Of the island's 1 million annual visitors, only 20,000 venture into the backcountry. A new project wants to change that.

Almost 50 projects will get funding from the state to improve signage, drainage, equipment, and more.

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The Interior Department purchased a plot of private land that will be open to hikers and hunters.

Kartchner Caverns is the second Arizona park honored with the designation.

This series of essays and reflections, in Bay Nature magazine, chronicles the history and color of Mount Tamalpais.

A $2 million plan would move the Cholla Trailhead further from multimillion-dollar homes.

A new $2.6 million project seeks to uncover the genetic code of nature's tallest trees—to better learn how to protect them.

Breakneck Ridge, the parking lot, and the area around the train stop will be off-limits starting January 1.

New York State DOT and The Nature Conservancy are installing a walkway for wildlife to safely cross under the road.

Troy Cooper, a Naperville native, is growing his business to include river trips.