My essential goal in writing these columns is to entice people into turning their backs on the seductive sea and to face the great interior, the Santa Barbara County backcountry. She’s a very raw ...

Dave McClung, 82, hiked eight days and 17,598 feet to reach South Base Camp at Mount Everest. He may be the oldest to ever do it.

Camp Beech Cliff announced in a press release that their fifth annual Trail of Treats drew more than 300 children and their ...

A trail that passes miles of burned trees leads to an unburned land of high mountain lakes in central Oregon's Three Sisters Wilderness Area. It's a magical place, with sweeping views of the big ...

Cool-weather camping in the Wichita Mountains brings golden sunsets, crisp air, and peaceful hikes across Oklahoma’s most ...

Thoughtfully walking the wilderness footpath along Manzana Creek enhances one’s inner awareness, as he perforce faces the social world’s “shadow self” and some of his own unexamined assumptions. At ...

I spent 11 days trekking through the Himalayas to make the bucket list hike to Everest Base Camp. It was the most physically and mentally challenging thing I've ever done, but totally worth it. I was ...

Until last year, gaining access to one of the most challenging hikes in the Camp Verde area was an iffy venture. Although the Ryal Canyon Trail terminus is right off Salt Mine Road just a few miles ...