ALBANY TWP., Pa. - Halfway down Hawk Mountain, the birds chirp and the bees buzz, and a shelter sits in shade, awaiting its next weary hiker on a long trek along the Appalachian Trail. "This is about ...

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 ...

Charles Hosch, 67, has been missing since Nov. 11, officials said. A Dallas attorney described by his daughter as an "Eagle Scout in every sense of the word" has been missing for nearly a week after ...

DALLAS, Texas — The search for a Dallas attorney missing near the Appalachian Trail is stretching into another day in the rugged mountains of North Georgia. Charles Hosch, 67, was last seen on Nov. 11 ...

Med Flight-1 crews rescued an injured hiker trapped near Pedlar in Amherst County on Sunday, according to Virginia State Police. (Virginia State Police) AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – Med Flight-1 crews ...

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 ...

Geraldine “Inchworm” Largay was an experienced hiker chasing her lifelong dream - walking the Appalachian Trail. But one July morning in 2013, a brief step off the path turned into a nightmare that ...

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 ...

CONCORD, N.H. — A new wilderness preserve has been created, spanning 2,000 acres along a stretch of the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire. The Northeast Wilderness Trust purchased the land earlier ...

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 ...

Nine years ago, Jeff Garmire went to the Appalachian Trail to escape. Heading northbound from Georgia to Maine, the 34-year-old endurance athlete was in desperate need of a change of pace. Garmire had ...