"Anyone up for a backpack adventure?" When I saw this teaser Chris Adams, Ozark Highlands Trail Association (OHTA) member sent in a group text, without even knowing the details, I responded, "Just ...

Question: Can you tell me the difference between walking, hiking, trekking, and bush walking? I think there are other terms; do you know them? Basically, all of these emphasize walking, but your ...

Naturalist John Muir didn’t have Patagonia waterproof Yulex gloves Amazon Primed to him. He did not have Gore-Tex or special wicking fabrics. His socks were probably wet the whole time. These were my ...

This is an installment of Cautionary Tales, an ongoing series about lessons learned the hard way in the Alaska outdoors. My hiking partner was about 10 feet in front of me. But on this steep ...

The popularity of hiking trails in the Opal Creek Wilderness has exploded during the past five years, bringing major crowds into this ancient forest east of Salem on summer weekends. To escape those ...