Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kristen Valenti on the Appalachian Trail at Lion's Head in Salisbury. (Courtesy of Kristen Valenti/ Early Bird on the Trail) ...

What do Sherman, Kent, and Salisbury, Connecticut all have in common? They all have entry points to the Connecticut portion of the Appalachian Trail. Naturalist Mark Fowler has hiked the entire ...

While "Gilmore Girls" made fictional Stars Hollow famous on the silver screen, Connecticut has plenty of real places that exude a similar small-town charm, idyllic spots that could easily be ...

In 1973, I completed an epic journey along the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, trekking 2,048 miles through 14 states from Springer Mountain Georgia, to Katahdin, the highest mountain in Maine ...

The Appalachian Trail (AT) is a granddaddy of a path. Even in Connecticut, where we have just 51 of its 2,190 miles, the “CT AT” looms large. For Nutmegger hikers, it may not be our longest trail, but ...