For hikers, the 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail - which cuts through Lehigh, Schuylkill, Carbon and Monroe counties - is mesmerizing. Many determined hikers begin the unforgiving journey in Springer ...

An area treasure is being recognized by the United States Postal Service. In January, the postal service announced it will be releasing 15 Appalachian Trail stamps in honor of the nearly 2,200 miles ...

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 ...

Rock Sprite Kitty Myers first learned about the Mahoosuc Notch some 50 years ago as a teenager while she was perusing Appalachian Trail literature. Touted as the “Toughest Mile on the AT” by many who ...

In American slang, “take a hike” is often used to tell someone to go away. But as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy celebrates its 100th anniversary, the organization is working to reframe the phrase ...

CLARKSBURG — Falls, Lyme disease and a hurricane couldn’t stop Betty Kellenberger. This summer, the 80-year-old from Michigan officially became the oldest woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, ...

A sturdy wooden picnic table awaits heavy-legged hikers on the steep ascent toward Dragons Tooth overlook along the Appalachian Trail in Roanoke County.

He wanted to see God’s work in nature, so he walked from Georgia to Maine, becoming the second person to complete the trek. Gene Espy wasn’t trying to set a record. He went into the woods in May 1951 ...

Memphis-based hiker Dale Sanders is planning to hike the Appalachian Trail starting this September. Sanders, 90, is looking to take back his previous record as the oldest person to hike the entire ...