This hiking backpack from Costco contains several pockets, a water reservoir, and other genius features, yet it's much ...

Jen Burnsed considers herself to be an experienced hiker. She regularly drives from her home near Sacramento to the Bay Area to embark on strenuous, daylong coastal hikes. She carries enough gear to ...

LAWRENCE, Ind. (WISH) — Hikers on Thursday said getting outdoors is a great way to start off the year. “It’s fun,” Hamer Jr. said. “It’s a good way to get ...

DUBUQUE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Hundreds of people in Dubuque decided to spend their New Year’s Day braving the cold hiking. About 170 people completed guided hikes Thursday at Mines of Spain State ...

STATE PARKS ALL ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ACROSS THE NATION. METALS HIKERS PILED ON THE LAYERS AND HEADED OUT TO STATE PARKS TO HIKE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW YEAR IN SPOTS LIKE BEAR BROOK STATE PARK ...

POWHATAN, Ark. (KAIT) - State parks across Arkansas hosted New Year’s Day hikes as part of a national initiative to encourage people to start 2026 with outdoor activity. Lake Charles State Park was ...

For many, the new-year tradition is about more than a walk in the park: it’s a reset for the year ahead. Taylor Lutz, her husband and their four-legged companion rang in the new year at Cape Henlopen ...

Old Lyme — Wayne Gallagher, a local man and retiree, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2025. He beat it. "I was lucky, we caught it early," Gallagher said over searingly cold wind blowing from the ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Nearly 150 walkers started the New Year on the right foot when they took part in the “First Day Hike” on Thursday morning at Tuttle Creek State Park near Manhattan. Officials ...

New Mexico State Parks invites residents and visitors to welcome 2026 with annual polar plunges and First Day Hikes on New Year’s Day. Families, outdoor enthusiasts and first-time adventurers can ...

WILMINGTON — It’s the first edition of Li’l Friday in 2026, and there are plenty of ways to kick off the New Year — many of which include getting the body moving with a First Day Hike or even 5K and ...

What better way to ring in 2026 than to get outdoors, take in a two-mile hike, and join others in a day of reflection? Led by Minneopa State Park area naturalist Augusta Grumdahl, 30 people joined on ...