Trips

Walking the West Virginia skyline

Quintessential West Virginia Mountain Towns

It's a slice of northeastern back country in the West Virginia mountains.

Brave mountain scrambles and soak in gigantic views on this 16-mile route.

For experienced paddlers, the 100-mile kayak trip across Prince William Sound serves up expedition scenery with surprisingly easy logistics.

The bipartisan Every Kid Outdoors Act would give all 4th graders free access to national parks.

You don't need a floatplane to visit this Alaskan paradise.

You don’t need a bush plane for this Chugach Mountains hike.

Wildlife officials warn hikers about a recent increase in snake sightings--and bites.

Get cozy—and get a chance to see the northern lights.

Hit the river and see some of the best wildlife Alaska has to offer.

See life-list wildlife from a secluded beach Alaskan camp.

Discover an alpine paradise—and get it all to yourself—in northern Alaska.

Head to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park to explore a beginner-friendly glacier.

Rep. Doug LaMalfa introduced the Guide and Outfitters Act last January and hopes for a floor vote soon.

Organizing volunteer cleanups is just the start for one Northern California man.

Fast-rising waters swept away an extended family last weekend in the Tonto National Forest.

The 100-year-old McFee Tunnel trail segment is on the north shore of Lake Crescent.

The 69-year-old woman slipped while hiking a popular trail in the Mt. Baker National Forest.

Game and Fish crews have stocked thousands more fish in area lakes in recent weeks.

The pit bull, its owner, and two other hikers were treated for heat-related illness on Scottsdale's McDowell Mountain.

Float Daze paddling crew yanks everything from soda cans to mattresses from the water.

Foul play is not suspected in the death of the 54-year-old Kentucky man.

Cooler temperatures and humidity led to higher levels of containment for several wildfires this week.

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Changes at the International Olympic Committee mean LA will very likely host the Games in 2028.

Heat exhaustion appears to have played a role in the scoutmaster's death near San Rafael.

From white water to granite handholds to pine tree hangs—Leaving Montana wasn’t easy.

This year, improved park access helped the Windy City jump higher on the Trust for Public Lands list.

Multiple barriers make safe, easy bike rides harder outside of Chicago.

Wildlife officials captured the black bear in the same campground where a 19-year-old was dragged from his tent last week.

The Anne E. White Trail was closed after the 2013 floods.

All 7 hikers got off-track in deep snow near Tuolumne Meadows.

A surge in rescues of unprepared hikers prompted the warning.

The 19-year-old camp counselor escaped with minor injuries.

Mesmerizing time-lapse video show the galaxy spinning alongside The Mountain.

An RMI Expeditions guide notched 520 ascents this summer.

The newly reintroduced population of furry carnivores is reproducing in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

The free site covers more than 500 miles of water trails in 10 waterways.

Project will cover about 2,000 miles of North Jersey hiking trails.

Wallethub's list considers recreational facilities, park lands, and weather.

From remote lakes to forests of giant trees, it doesn't get bigger, further, wetter, or taller than these spots.

Biologists confirm that new northern California pack traces back to the first wolf spotted in the state since 1924.

The Outdoor Retailer trade shows will move to Colorado starting in January 2018.

Construction on the 3.7-mile trail between Townsend and Groton could start as early as this fall.

About 70 endangered rabbits were killed when the Wenatchee-area fire burned a state breeding facility.

WBEZ investigates otter sightings in and around the downtown Chicago River.

Winchester's Rick Marks is tackling the last 600 miles of the AT to raise money to fight his degenerative disease.

One of the victims is thought to be a hiker missing since April.

Travelers can now use a local trail to get to campgrounds, parks, and attractions.

Three Prescott National Forest sites back in business this week.

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So what's your excuse?

An unidentified body found at Olympic National Park is thought to be a hiker who vanished last April.

Could mysterious hoots at Humboldt Redwoods State Park belong to the elusive Sasquatch?

Rescuers were unable to find a skier who plunged through a snow bridge into Pebble Creek.

Camp Sugar Pine closes its doors amid concerns about camper safety.

A few weeks into this hundred day summer road-trip and I didn’t need to read far into people’s expressions upon meeting me: it was time for a rinse.

Cigarettes, cigars, pot, and e-cigs would be verboten under proposed legislation.

Catalina Sea Ranch offers sustainably raised mussels starting in mid-July.

Rescue swimmers medevaced a 17-year-old who fell while hiking last weekend.

The San Francisco Chronicle's Tom Stienstra won three awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America.

Try your luck at these lesser-known California campgrounds tonight.

Crews responded after a hiker fell from a Carbonado-area trail.

Plans for a new South Shore golf course would likely replace a community dog park.

Residents concerned that planned golf development in South Shore would edge out a natural area on the site.

Some locals want protections lifted on Giant Sequoia National Monument.

The state's recreation industry brings in $28 billion per year.

The first mosquitos of the year to test positive for the disease were trapped last week.

Easy Peakbagging West Virginia’s Tallest Mountain