The Appalachian Trail Conservancy headquarters at 799 Washington Street in Harpers Ferry honors Earl Shaffer’s historic 2,000 ...

West Virginia's national parks sites include scenic trails, national recreation areas, and a national park and preserve.

Each year, only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A thru-hike means traversing nearly 2,200 miles, across 14 states, in a single ...

The day Betty Kellenberger hit a patch of freezing rain on Mount Madison, quitting crossed her mind. She was hungry, cold and sore. “You’re 80 years old,” she told herself in a pep talk atop a ...

In American slang, “take a hike” is often used to tell someone to go away. But as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy celebrates its 100th anniversary, the organization is working to reframe the phrase ...

When Betty Kellenberger took her first steps on the Appalachian Trail, she wasn’t out to chase a record. She was fulfilling a lifelong dream. At 80, with a replaced knee and a backpack nearly as big ...

CARSON CITY, Mich. (WOOD) — A journey of a thousand miles begins with just a step. Sure. But what about 2,200 miles across 14 states, climbing and descending the equivalent of 16 Mount Everests? Sound ...