Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forester and regional planner Benton MacKaye came up with the idea for an Appalachian Mountain trail in the early 1900s. His ...

The little trail we are hiking in the North Georgia woods belongs to us and the bears. The hardwoods overhead are as diverse as any in the Eastern United States. The ferns, Galax, poison ivy and other ...

Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things nature. She holds a degree in Journalism from Ohio University. The ...

Tucked within the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, Coopers Rock State Forest feels like a special West Virginia secret. Just 13 miles east of Morgantown — the nearest travel hub and home to West ...

I hiked the Appalachians to connect with nature—here's how Set in the forests of East Tennessee, Chattanooga has been named the first National Park City in the US thanks to its community’s close ...

Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders once set the record as the oldest person to complete the roughly 2,190-mile trail. Now, he’s back ...

Looking for a new walking trail? New Hampshire is home to one of the best trails to explore in the world, according to a new listing from AllTrails. The digital hiking guide recently released a list ...

Alabama conservationists and state officials are looking to formally extend the famed Appalachian Trail into the state with the burgeoning “AT2AL” movement. Currently, the famed hiking trail extends 2 ...

Southern West Virginia used to run on coal. The mines shaped the economy, the towns, and the land itself. When the industry declined, it left behind something most regions would have written off as ...