Could New Mexico have a 500-mile long trail stretching from the state’s northern border with Colorado to its southern frontier? Several lawmakers said they’re serious about making the Rio Grande Trail idea a reality, though they acknowledged the ambitious project could take years to materialize. “This trail would be in the style of the Appalachian Trail or the...
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Historical reenactors portraying the U.S. Army’s legendary Buffalo Soldiers will be among the attractions when Black History Month is celebrated at the Ravenswood Open Space Preserve in East Palo Alto, CA from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. Hosted by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, the event includes guided hikes, activities and crafts...
Learn MoreThere are many great routes for walking and hiking in the countryside of Spain and Cuenca province has several really fascinating trails to follow, including “Los Callejones de Las Majadas,” or the Alleys of Stone. Located within the Serrania de Cuenca Nature Reserve, this fascinating route is around three miles from the village of Las Majadas in the province...
Learn MoreOn June 6th, 1765, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon placed an oak post at the point on their survey where the West or Mason-Dixon Line (northern boundary of Maryland) intersected with the North Line that formed the boundary between Maryland and the three lower counties of Pennsylvania (later to become Delaware). The survey divided the lands of the Calverts (Maryland) and...
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High atop Lookout Mountain, just south of the Tennessee-Georgia line, Rock Creek cuts a valley into the mountaintop. As it prepares to drop off the mountain, the creek flows through Lula Lake (actually more like a pond) and over the impressive Lula Falls. In the wild and woolly days more than a half century ago, Lula Lake was basically a no man’s land where all sorts of...
Learn MoreNext time you go hiking through the forest keep an eye out for some pretty strangely-shaped trees. These trees are quite unique in that they bend in very unnatural angles. Sure, some trees are just weirdly-shaped, but there’s something special about these bent trees. Native Americans would bend trees in order to create trail markers that formed an early routing...
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When you think of hiking, you may envision traversing up and over rolling Appalachian or Rocky Mountains, braving the cold, sleet and snow. But while Florida may be popular for its amusement parks and beaches, there is a side of it off the beaten path that many have yet to discover: the more than 5,000 miles of diverse hiking trails throughout the state. February marks...
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Apollo Trifan hiked more than 275 miles last year, but this year it might be hard to top that, as he’s currently learning to walk. Apollo is 20 months old and hiked all those miles last year with his parents as part of Hike It Baby, a group where moms and dads hit the trails with their newborns. The international group was started in Portland, OR in 2013, and a...
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When Mary Melton went hiking through the Verdugo Mountains one weekend in January of last year, she was struck by the lack of signs to guide hikers through the trails. The editor-in-chief of Los Angeles magazine was actually scouting the area with her friends and son, who was 9 years old at the time, for the publication’s April hiking issue. Information available online...
Learn MoreGrueling pretty much sums up the Seven Summit Challenge. Avid hiker Kim Matelski, recently completed the challenge. “It involves hiking the (Phoenix) Valley’s seven urban summits, which is a total of more than 26 miles of trails and a climb of about 6,000 feet. Matelski completed the journey in just 11 hours. “We were prepared,” Matelski said....
Learn MoreWhich national park will claim your attention this Presidents Day weekend? All 405 national parks will provide free admission to everyone February 14-16, 2015 to honor our nation’s leaders and their accomplishments. Visit one of the scores of national parks with a direct connection to a president, including birthplaces, homes, monuments, memorials, and historic...
Learn MoreLegions of hikers and state “highpointers” have had the vision for years that if you build an overlook on Sassafras Mountain, the curious will come. Now, it looks like the idea for an accessible observation platform straddling the North Carolina-South Carolina border is on its way, thanks to a $350,000 gift to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. The...
Learn MoreA late winter day in Oklahoma often is a great time to go hiking. There are no bugs or snakes to contend with and if a person dresses properly and plans for the weather, there are plenty of days when the temperature is very comfortable for a hike. There are a number of trails near Oklahoma City that can provide an enjoyable outdoor experience. Four of the best are the...
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In order to enhance the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) experience for thru-hikers and better manage this natural resource, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), in cooperation with its partners, has launched a new voluntary registration system for those attempting to hike the trail in one year. This registration system, available at the Conservancy website, exists to ease...
Learn MoreThe Swiss are the inventors and exemplars of “hiking with options.” If you are eager to cut the day short after too many hours in an Alpine rain, you can board the cog railway back to town sooner than you’d planned. If your knees are sore after too many switchbacks up the side of a mountain, just take the gondola down. Not only are the Alps crisscrossed with well-marked...
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Curtis Penix, a 46-year-old Michigan native with Kentucky roots, plans to hike the 200-mile trek marked by Daniel Boone almost 250 years ago. Penix will start his 16-day journey on March 10, 2015 at Long Island on the Holston River in Kingsport, TN — the site from which Daniel Boone and his party left in March 1775. Following ancient Indian and buffalo trails, Boone and...
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Growing numbers of hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail, the Mexico-to-Canada route made increasingly popular by the movie “Wild,” have led officials to take steps to alleviate traffic. The Pacific Crest Trail Association announced on February 4, 2015 a new permitting system that will limit to 50 the number of long-distance hikers heading north each day from San...
Learn MoreThere is no day wasted on an African trek; you can chose from a variety of rugged barren mountains, thick indigenous forests with pristine falls to show off their rain-making ability, fiercely jagged canyons, deep eroded cliffs giving way to valleys and escarpments and vast stretches of lose dessert sands and giant dunes. Whichever is your choice, trekking in Africa...
Learn MoreA group of Cub Scouts on a hiking trip in California ended up on a nudist beach. Parents are outraged after the nature hike exposed a group of 4th graders to dozens of nude people on Black’s Beach in San Diego. The hike, which included a parents group, ended up having to walk through the entire beach. One couple couldn’t believe that the pack master knowingly...
Learn MoreKirkland Ranch in south Napa County, California has a ridge with sweeping views of vineyards, wetlands, San Pablo Bay and beyond, which the local park district wants the public to experience. “I think that would certainly be a draw for a lot of people,” Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District General Manager John Woodbury said. The district recently released...
Learn MoreFor solitude and sunshine, try winter hiking on the west rim of the Río Grande. A variety of trails follow the edge of the gorge and lead to dramatic overlooks with views down to the river and up to the snow covered mountains. These hikes can be found in the Orilla Verde (Green Ribbon) portion of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, south and west of Taos, New...
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February has arrived, and we all know what that means: it’s time to start making plans for Valentine’s Day! But let’s face it, chocolate and dinner are so overdone, so why not try something new this year? America’s National Parks have come up with some unique ways of celebrating your love for your significant other this Valentine’s Day. And...
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The Air Force Academy is keeping mum when it comes to a “buddy system” rule that bars solo hiking, running and mountain biking on academy trails and open spaces. Two days after releasing a statement attributing the new rule to on-campus attacks, the academy says it won’t provide more details. A spokesman refused to divulge where and when the attacks...
Learn MoreNew Zealand takes hiking—or “tramping,” as the Kiwis call it—very seriously. The country has nine designated “Great Walks,” ranging from 20 to 48 miles, which pass through some of its most scenic areas and are managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC). The DOC also maintains more than 8,700 miles of trails and a network of more than 950 basic accommodations for...
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After finishing the fastest thru-hike ever of the Appalachian Trail in 2011 Jennifer Pharr Davis was ready to slow down. Having completed the then-2,180-mile trail from Maine to Georgia in 46 days, 11 hours and 20 minutes, Davis looked forward to settling down at home in Asheville with her husband, Brew, and starting a family. Their daughter, Charley, was born about 15...
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The Mason-Dixon Trail section receiving NRT recognition is a 30 mile-long hiking path, following the western slopes of the Susquehanna River Gorge between Wrightsville and Norman Wood Bridge (at PA Rt. 372). This blue blazed hiking trail rolls along river hillsides and drops into deep ravines while crossing a number of tributaries to the Susquehanna River. Along the way...
Learn MoreTell someone from the Willamette Valley that you’re headed to Golden and Silver Falls State Park, and there’s a good chance you’ll get a blank stare in response. “Um… you mean Silver Falls State Park, right?” Actually, no. Although it shares a strikingly similar name with the largest and one of most popular parks in Oregon, Golden and Silver Falls is its own unique...
Learn MoreAfter four decades of backpacking and climbing in Wyoming’s Wind River Range, 75-year-old Joe Kelsey is living proof that, while time may stop for no one, it might just slow down for hikers. Kelsey is the keeper of records for these remote mountains. A climber and backcountry explorer by craft and a writer by temperament, Kelsey has been meticulously cataloging...
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