Around the world, trail designers are quietly employing surprising techniques to engineer awe. You’ve probably felt it ...

Sept. 3 marks the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law in 1964. Wilderness areas protect the natural beauty and stunning landscapes we enjoy ...

Most Long Trail hikers know the motto, “A Footpath in the Wilderness.” But how many hikers know that most of the landscapes the trail traverses still lack the wildland protections envisioned by the ...

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If you like to hike, chances are good that you know AllTrails. More than 60 million hikers use the San Francisco-based hiking app, which offers 400,000 curated trail guides to locations around the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Parks and Recreation Department announced Thursday that the Rock Island Trail Bridge over Salt Creek in Wilderness Park is now open. The bridge, located between trail ...

Ken Lavin, a former park ranger at Muir Woods, still vividly remembers the spring weekend he spent backpacking through the Ohlone Regional Wilderness many years ago. The trail he chose was a remote ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Parks and Recreation Department and the Great Plains Trails Network (GPTN) held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the completion of a new trail bridge in ...

In Jack Kerouac's day, you could roll up to Big Sur, throw down a sleeping bag in an old empty cabin or on a clifftop, and find some nature, some solitude, some like-minded travelers looking to escape ...