Celebrated each year on the first Friday in March, the National Day of Unplugging begins at sundown on Friday, March 6 this year, marking a 24-hour period dedicated to taking ...

Half a century after its inception, the Coast to Coast path becomes a National Trail this spring, opening up the wild ...

At altitudes over 2,400 metres, lack of oxygen — a condition called hypoxia — can cause acute mountain sickness. Incidence ...

In “109 Below,” a 2023 documentary about a daring three-day rescue on snow-choked and windswept Mount Washington in January, two lost hikers, frostbitten and hypothermic, had given up hope of ...

We tested the best puffies for when you want to look cute on the slopes but also, you know, not freeze your butt off.

The 1.5-mile loop in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park gives hikers an expansive view of the landscape, including of the Laguna Mountains to the southwest ...

Take a scenic leisurely stroll along the San Francisco Bay and catch the wildlife that comes out after wet weather at Bair Island in Redwood Shores. Visitors have seen pelicans, American Wigeons, ...

Backers of the bill say it could save ski areas and other recreational providers from an ongoing insurance and liability crisis.

I can’t quite see it from my house, but as an east sider I lay eyes on Forest Park nearly every day, the green backdrop to the city. I’ve never been a regular visitor, though, a bit intimidated by the ...

Sometimes the most unforgettable travel experiences aren’t in big cities or famous landmarks, but in small towns that pack character, charm, and surprises into every street corner.