The ups and downs of hiking are in the legs of the hiking stick holder. This is the hilly Ozarks, so sometimes there's not a whole lot of level. Some woodland wanderers think uphill is easier on the ...

"What is the best season to hike in Arkansas?" I hear this question often. My answer: "All seasons." Because each season offers its own special adventures. However, when it comes to backpacking, I ...

Mike Lemaster, former president of the Ozark Highlands Trail Association and a longtime member, was abuzz with excitement one day in August. A Swiss woman named Sophie Dumortier had posted on the ...

It was the middle of a long Montana winter, and I needed an escape. The landscape was a canvas of snow-covered peaks, beautiful yet isolating, and the relentlessly short, cold days gnawed at my morale ...