Adventure: Trailhead Destinations

You're on a solo hike and get sucked into a muddy swamp. Now what?

Trevor Thomas went blind at age 36. He responded by hiking 18,000 miles.

A visitor finds refuge—and tales of deprivation—in the Grand Canyon's hidden alcoves

With each new plateau, the canvas changes color

Jettison the tent, the candle lantern, and that copy of Moby-Dick. Ultralight through-hiking takes you farther, faster.

The challenge of the Appalachian Trail seems to attract eccentrics

Perched on the crest of the Allegheny range, the Sods promises some of the wildest land east of the Mississippi