We'd enthusiastically signed on to hike hut to hut with the Appalachian Mountain Club (www.outdoors.org) in New Hampshire's White Mountains along the famous Appalachian Trail. We figured it would be a ...

ADAMS — In a feat of athleticism and family, Nikki Bettis and her 15 children have hiked much of the Appalachian Trail. Nikki and 13 of her kids (some of the older ones join for day hikes on and off) ...

It’s a chilly Tuesday morning and Bekah Quirin is preparing to lead a group of moms and their kids on a hike. Helping her lead them is her own daughter, Ellie, just 20 months old. But she knows a ...

Alexandria Amadoro, 9, Hamburg, has been training to hike the entire Appalachian Trail with a goal of raising $3,100,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “I love being in the wilderness and ...

In American slang, “take a hike” is often used to tell someone to go away. But as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy celebrates its 100th anniversary, the organization is working to reframe the phrase ...

A Fairfield teen is heading to the northwest hills of Connecticut this weekend for a monumental task. He's hoping to hike 52 miles in 24 hours to make other people's lives better. "I've always wanted ...