GHENT, WV – Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and because of that I spent time with 59News Weekend Anchor Phelicity ...

In 2008, Boxborough resident Roger “Hammer” Tetreault hiked the entire 2,174 miles of the Appalachian Trail, from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. During that time, Tetreault ...

Lauren Groh (left) and Rhesia Baron at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Harpers Ferry in West Virginia is a crucial milestone for anyone who hikes the Appalachian ...

It's been a little over a month since contributor Lauren Groh embarked on her through-hike of the Appalachian Trail. And as she happily reports, the experience has been "ten times better than I ever ...

For most AT thru-hikers, Katahdin is the finish line. For Will French, it was the halfway point on a 25-year, 4,320-mile journey along the prehistoric spine of the Appalachians. Will French didn’t ...

I want to hike part of the Appalachian Trail with my 16-year-old son this summer. We plan to go for a week. What are the best stretches for a trip like this? With the possible exception of the ...

EAGLE — Lots of people fantasize about taking a year away from work to pursue a grand adventure. But not many of us actually follow through with that dream. Deron Dircksen and Melissa Barbour of Eagle ...

The American rural experience, as told by Henry David Thoreau and Aldo Leopold, is about becoming immersed in largely unpopulated, natural places. For weary urbanites, such places offer a chance to ...

Laughter filled Manatee County Central Library Auditorium as Bunny Schneider recounted her hiking tales of climbing the Appalachian Trail. The president of Friends of the Library talked to a crowded ...