or an adult for that matter. At age 19, the Brazil native and former Northview High School baseball player hiked the entire Appalachian Trail, a 4 1/2-month adventure in 2018. France conquered the ...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail has ... comfort of sleeping in their own tent (No. 5). But for shelter rats, well, there’s nothing like a night in one of the trail’s 265 three-sided lean-tos ...

Whether you're looking to spend 100 nights on the trail or stick to a tight budget, we've found the best backpacking tents of ...

Knowing how to pitch a tent ... adult supervision. Lastly, each area you’re camping (even if you are camping in the wilderness) will have rules about where you can and can’t place tents. They vary ...

Cottonmouths are pit vipers in the Viperidae family. They measure between 24 to 72 inches and are commonly found along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. Adult cottonmouth snakes are usually dark or ...

Oh, my, will I know how to set up my tent or cook my food in the Jet Boil? Will I even like the food I’m carrying with me? I will test my dehydrated foods on my deck and maybe in March I’ll sleep in ...

There are approximately 96 miles of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. The U.S. Forest Service saw a 10% cut in staff ...

There are still three sections of the Appalachian Trail that remain closed. More than 3 million people visit the Appalachian Trail each year, and more than 3,000 attempt to hike the entire trail.

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), the organization that oversees the Appalachian Trail, turns 100 years old in March. About 68 miles of the 2,190-mile trail from Maine to Georgia lie along ...

More than 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail are now open, along with a significant portion of the district’s roads. The U.S. Forest Service has reopened more trails and roads throughout ...