Hiker Blog

The Traverse Group of the Sierra Club will host a North Country Trail Hike beginning at noon, Sunday, June 1. Meet at the Dilling Road access near Brethren for a five mile hike.

Plainfield The town's network of hiking and biking trails will continue to grow this summer in what parks officials say will be a busy season of building facilities and launching sports and recreation programs.

Some might call them a little crazy, but three educators at United Area High School beg to differ.

Roberts rides in snow, sleet and, yes, summer. She used to ride to the Oak Brook Tribune office, 22 miles one way.

Hiking can be an enjoyable way for the whole family to get active this summer. While not a short hike, is still an excellent opportunity for beginning hikers to push their endurance levels or for more ...

MT. SHASTA CITY, Calif. - Search crews today found and rescued a hiker who split from his party and fell Sunday while hiking atop Mount Shasta, authorities said.

The two young girls who went missing from a family hike after they got separated from their dad and brother in Clark County have been found alive, authorities told KGW. via KREM-TV Spokane

A few weeks ago we mentioned springtime in the Northeast is prime time for ticks and this year is shaping up to be a very "ticky" one. via Union-Sun & Journal

"There's a thing called Springer Fever"

DAMASCUS, Va. - Sitting around a campfire in Damascus Friday, Jim "Just Jim" Chambers is preparing to begin his fifth through-hike of the Appalachian Trail. via Http

"It's hard to pace yourself, but it made me a lot stronger. I had weight lifting too, and stretching, and that made me so much more flexible. It got me ready for the soccer season."

Dawn Jackson has high expectations. She once flirted with the idea of being an astronaut and now may settle on being an aeronautical engineer. via Staunton Daily News Leader