With more than 13,000 campgrounds across the U.S., it seems nearly impossible to pick the right one for your next road trip. That’s why we asked camping experts to share their favorite spots—places ...

My essential goal in writing these columns is to entice people into turning their backs on the seductive sea and to face the great interior, the Santa Barbara County backcountry. She’s a very raw ...

Thoughtfully walking the wilderness footpath along Manzana Creek enhances one’s inner awareness, as he perforce faces the social world’s “shadow self” and some of his own unexamined assumptions. At ...

A trail that passes miles of burned trees leads to an unburned land of high mountain lakes in central Oregon's Three Sisters Wilderness Area. It's a magical place, with sweeping views of the big ...

Wildflowers are beginning to bloom along the Bay View Trail in China Camp State Park. The flowers add their beauty to the scenic views that are featured from the ridge above China Camp. For a ...

Until last year, gaining access to one of the most challenging hikes in the Camp Verde area was an iffy venture. Although the Ryal Canyon Trail terminus is right off Salt Mine Road just a few miles ...