Trail rides are “part of an ongoing tradition Black communities, especially in the South, have maintained and are just now being amplified,” said one organizer.

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The burgeoning volunteer tourism sector lets travelers help maintain the natural beauty of the places they explore, from ...

Reasons to be Cheerful reveals a growing conservation burial movement that is challenging the funeral industry's ...

The Andrew Johnston House, built in 1829, stands as a fine example of Federal-style architecture and offers a glimpse into 19th-century life in southwestern Virginia. The building now serves as a ...

NPCA works to preserve landscapes and wildlife in the East’s last fully connected wilderness with its Safe Passage ...

U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann introduced the bipartisan Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act, which would authorize a study to designate a 287-mile trail linking Georgia, Tennessee ...

Democrats and Republicans from three states are supporting a 287-mile trail that would include Georgia, Tennessee and North ...

Iowa veteran Joedy VanVelzen surpassed 500 miles, meaning he is one-quarter of the way done hiking the Appalachian Trail: an ...

Still, when a friend first told me about the NFCT, it felt like a chance to hike the Appalachian Trail in the 1960s: to experience something wild before it was overrun by weekend warriors and ...

Discover the captivating story of 'Heartwood' by Amity Gaige, a thrilling tale of an Appalachian Trail hiker's disappearance ...

Iowa veteran Joedy VanVelzen has been hiking the Appalachian Trail for one month. He is making his way to Virginia with the ...