Guide to the Great Outdoors 2021

I have never been a long-distance hiker. Planning and commitment are needed to tackle the big peaks, and if I’m hones...

Early last spring, in places where it was normally loud, it was often nearly silent. There was little automobile traf...

The shiny, clean Subaru pulled over and a friendly voice from behind a surgical mask asked, “Everything OK? You need ...

Autumn leaves created a kaleidoscope on the muddy trail as I slogged up Owls Head Mountain in Long Lake, in October 2...

Fifty-nine years ago in mid-July, Peter Welles hiked the Adirondacks’ 46 highest peaks in 11 days. The 22-year-old wa...

Fishing has become a part of my life’s fabric. It wasn’t always—in fact, it’s only been since last spring, when COVID...

Big things are worth doing. They create defining moments of your life. That’s why, when I heard about the 240-mile Tr...

As a child growing up in the South Bronx in the 1960s and ’70s, I dreamed of one day exploring the outdoors and trave...

Kayaking is a sport I picked up at midlife. And while I wouldn’t exactly say learning to kayak was part of a midlife ...