World War II veteran Earl Shaffer was the first person to complete hiking the Appalachian Trail. When Shaffer began his journey at Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia, he intended it as a self-care retreat ...

I wanted to start this off with a Tolkien quote from "Lord of the Rings" about stepping onto a road and being swept away if you’re not careful. I’ve always liked the quote, it fits my romantic ...

The 8-year-old cat from New York gained internet fame for leading guests at his owner's AirBnb on Appalachian Trail hikes. It's a role he was born to play. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden ...

This summer, University of Dayton biologist Chelse Prather took a group of students on a six-day backpacking trip through Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains as part of a new environmental biology lab to ...