Ann Houghton was found dead Feb. 2, on one of her many explorations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Here are a few secrets, starting with the most obvious — the cold. Winter hiking in Virginia is like spinning the wheel in a ...

To date, the US Forest Service has surveyed and cleared nearly 240 miles of roads (nearly 76% of roads) across the ...

I was fortunate enough to embark on a leisurely Blue Ridge Parkway road trip, just me and my favorite dog. We spent a ...

A few summers ago, I was fortunate enough to embark on a leisurely Blue Ridge Parkway road trip, just me and my favorite dog.

The best hiking boots should keep you comfy ... We tested the tri-color blue, orange, and black versions of the Trail 2650's. (For those who are less fashion-forward, it also comes in a brown ...

Nearly 4,000 acres of "critical" property in the Great Balsam Mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway will be protected as forest and natural land under a new land conservation deal between a group ...

To some it might feel flippant to bemoan the hiking trails that burned up in the Eaton and Palisades fires. After all, thousands of people have lost their homes, and as of Wednesday afternoon 28 ...

Change happens…and sometimes it doesn’t. Change certainly is underway in Washington, where the incoming Trump administration is putting its players in position with promises of changing, or maybe ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a bit of a conundrum ... the Peaks of Otter Lodge offers quick access to miles of hiking trails (see Sharp Top Trail, above) and a good restaurant that serves three ...

I picked a variety of terrain—lonely desert basins, ice-cold swimming holes, perfect hikes, and cultural ... within a national-park unit. The Blue Ridge Parkway stretches for 469 miles along ...