Normally at this time of the year, I am hustling along some absurdly long trail, trying to get from one end of the country to another at three miles per hour. But my wife and hiking partner, Tina, ...

Sometimes a hike in the woods can do wonders for your soul. That's a lesson that seventh grader Finn Connelly has to learn the hard way. He's at the center of a new middle grade novel titled "The ...

Holiday hiking brings back memories. It’s been quite chilly outside the past couple of days. Despite what the weatherman says, I always make a yearly pilgrimage to hike at Brown County State Park ...

I found this mushroom while hiking in the woods on Sunday, Dec. 21. Winter is not the best of times to go looking for mushrooms. But in Southeast Missouri, it is possible to find a few at any time of ...