There’s been a noticeable shift in recent years, with more families swapping holidays at the resort for long weekends on the trail. And honestly? It’s great to see! Taking the kids into the ...

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I awoke to the sound of youthful chatter. As was later noted, Matthew had set his watch alarm for 5:37 a.m. (for reasons only a 10-year-old can understand), ushering in a twilight awakening on the ...

It took Julie O’Neill and her family 20 days last summer to backpack 220 miles on the John Muir Trail in California’s Sierra Nevada. But it’s a trip she’ll likely savor for the rest of her life.

Monica Strawbridge had always dreamed of thru-hiking with her husband, Vince, after their kids—13-year-old Georgie, 15-year-old Henry, 16-year-old June, and 18-year-old Aiden—left home. But following ...

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