Instructions for all these hikes, plus dozens more, can be found at sandiegouniontribune.com/tag/hiking.

Tourists may not visit the Windy City with nature in mind but locals know there's much more to Chicago than meets the eye.

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This otherworldly, farm-centric hiking tour definitely had us begging for more.

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Cache Valley • Most of Kendra Penry’s happiest memories take place in wild, open spaces — climbing trees, exploring woods, sledding down hills without a sled, and returning home covered ...

It’s here, it’s here: the most wonderful time of the year. That’s right, ski season has officially commenced. With trails ...

I was greatly blessed to have the opportunity to go to a boys’ summer camp in the mountains of North Carolina – an experience ...