Day hiking. It’s the gateway drug to the outdoors. Hiking can be as easy or as difficult as you’d like it to be, but it’s still just putting one foot in front of the other. One of the benefits of ...

Diana Crandall is a deputy editor of automation at Forbes Marketplace. With a master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California and a background in marketing, she combines ...

The most important rule about hiking is to "hike your own hike." In other words, there's no set way to hike, as long as you follow the Leave No Trace principles. Some take it slow, some keep up the ...

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NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Julie Martin of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation about the three-decade-old tradition of January 1 "First Day Hikes." Many people start New ...

First Day Hikes, a national initiative, encourages couch potatoes to get outdoors and explore the beauty of the state park system on New Year’s Day. Walking or hiking offers a chance to exercise, ...

While some Long Islanders will be spending the first day of the new year nursing a hangover, others are participating in a growing tradition: a First Day Hike. The guided hikes are a way to start the ...