Higher elevations don’t always bring higher levels of difficulty. Most hikers will enjoy a high-altitude “walk in the park” at this mostly undemanding trail in Teller County. While the loop sits above ...

Straddling the line separating northern Chester County from southern Berks County, French Creek State Park covers a hair under 8,000 acres. When you add in the adjoining Hopewell Furnace National ...

If you can swing it, save up those precious vacation days and allow three days to get a good sampling of trails and attractions in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. To get the most for ...

I’ve dedicated the better half of the column this month to the hiking in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, stemming from a camping trip I took over the first weekend in February. Late winter is the best ...

Higher elevations don’t always bring higher levels of difficulty. Most hikers will enjoy a high-altitude “walk in the park” at this mostly undemanding trail in Teller County. While the loop sits above ...

For a few precious days each summer, monsoon rains cool the air just enough to make hiking in Sedona bearable. Although sweltering temperatures rarely scare determined hikers away from red-rock ...

Deer Island Trail, a 1.9-mile mostly sunny loop, is perfect for kids, older folks and anyone who doesn’t have time for a long hike but wants to get out in nature. Since it’s a loop, you could go ...

It’s a special thing to have access to some natural places, even with the city built around them. Inspired by my love for San Diego’s more than 150 named canyons, I put together this list of local ...