THERE’S NOTHING QUITE like the freedom of the hills, with the mountains spread before you in a scenic tableau of snow and rocky meadows stretching to the jagged horizon. Unfortunately, the freedom of ...

While the pandemic years were trying, at best, they gave us time to recognize, reevaluate and, in some instances, readjust the undesirable patterns we might have fallen into. One benefit to our ...

My 5-1/2-year-old granddaughter, Maddie, skipped down the rocky Hercules Glades Wilderness trail, holding my hand and watching for daddy longlegs. Like a trail boss, she suddenly halted our entire ...

AUDREY: THAT BRINGS UTOS OUR NEXT TOPIC, TALKING ABOUT HIKING . I KNOW CHRISTINA AND I HAVE DONE PILOT MOUNTAIN. BRIAN: I LOVE THAT TRAIL. AUDREY: I REALLY WANT TO CHECK HANGING ROCK OFF THE LIST.

For many traditionalists, the very idea of carrying our arsenal of electronic gadgetry into the wilderness is anathema. However, much as I myself may enjoy the simplicity of the unfiltered outdoors ...

Are you planning an overnight wilderness backpacking trip to Rocky Mountain National Park this summer? If your answer is, yes, you're going to want to jump online starting 8 a.m., Saturday, March 1 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Backpacking permits for the popular Indian Peaks Wilderness, which are required for overnight camping from June 1 to Sept. 15, went on sale Tuesday. The ...