In 2023, Nikki Bettis and her 15 children hiked the Appalachian Trail. Her youngest child, 7-year-old Opye, who uses the ...

A dense green forest surrounds the thin corridors of dark brown earth that make up the Appalachian Trail system. The trees rise like cathedrals, their branches interlaced in a vaulted canopy that ...

A new book details the history of the Appalachian Trail, including its most iconic locations, such as McAfee Knob (pictured), and the hikers who made it famous. NY Post photo composite In the spring ...

Your Guide to a Route 66 Road Trip Your Guide to a Mount Rushmore Road Trip You can drive or hike the famed Appalachian Trail, but it's much easier to make a road trip out of it. Our editors and ...

This is a blog about Jennifer Pharr Davis' attempt to break the overall record for a through-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Davis is a Hendersonville High graduate who holds the women's record for ...

The Appalachian Trail crosses 14 states, six national parks and eight national forests. Marc Muench / Corbis At 2,178 miles, the Appalachian Trail is the nation’s longest marked footpath. Starting at ...

Sometimes while perusing for stories for this blog I get lost exploring new places or researching things that grab my interest. This morning somehow I got caught up in the Appalachian Trail. The ...