North Carolina butterflies. My kids keep these in their hiking packs, and we pull them out all of the time to help us ID animals and plants. We’ve also downloaded the Merlin bird ID app on our ...

Our kids went on their first backpacking trip at 3 and 5 years old, a ¾-mile forested hike to a beach on the Olympic ...

“The older/larger/more experienced a child is the more they can carry,” says Schimelpfenig. Under his guidelines, children of ...

Fall is colder than summer and if you’re hiking in the mountains, you also have to consider that the temperatures up on the ...

Going Lightly. The author of ’Go Lightly: How to Travel Without Hurting the Planet’, gives us a steer on the routes to plan ...

Known as the cranberry capital of New Jersey, Chatsworth is hosting its 39th annual Cranberry Festival to celebrate the local ...

16 do’s and don’ts, according to a travel writer with 30 years of hiking experience. Given the award-winning economist Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000-hour rule, I became a hiking expert at the ...

The Cotopaxi Coso Hip Pack has been dubbed one of the best travel bags by a frequent solo traveler. Find out what makes the ...

When you use links on our website, we may earn a fee. For many hikes, the best footwear you can choose is a pair of hiking sandals. Hiking sandals offer the same traction and underfoot protection ...

You know what can really ruin that gorgeous view of El Capitan? A twisted ankle. Good hiking shoes will help protect your feet from injuries on the trail and just increase your endurance in general.