Hiker Blog

Sun-speckled water gurgles over rocks in a shallow spot in the stream, a glistening mountain range of ripples erupts, mimicking the jutting rocks and mounded stones swept smooth by rushing water.

A view of the coastal hills near Kings Mountain in San Mateo County on October 29, 2008.

You walk softly and quietly in Buckskin Gulch, not out of reverence but because this long slot canyon is so closed-in, spooky and dark it seems that around the next wild-textured red rock bend you might step ...

Never have so many Norwegians headed for the hills as when Oslo's stock market has been taking a dive.

Nestled along New Brunswick's south coast, well away from the major highways, is one of Atlantic Canada's true tourism gems - the Fundy Trail.

It doesn't matter where you are in the world: walking is the way to go. October 25, 2008 Where are the best places on Earth to lace up your hiking boots? Christopher Somerville makes his choices.

Plainfield's network of hiking trails is growing with more than two miles of additional paved paths, another pedestrian bridge and other features in the next month.

The sign notes the summit of Elk Mountain, but that's Kings Mountain in the distance in the Oregon Coast Range.

I can live without hiking in August or February. But October? That would be like a college-basketball fan sitting out March.

Stephen Regenold Gear Junkie It may look like a traditional mid-height leather hiking boot.