Greg Pflug hiked the Florida Trail southbound, deepening his connection with the Sunshine State while walking nearly 1,000 ...

Grayson Haver Currin is a longtime music journalist and former newspaper editor from North Carolina. Undeterred, I set out last month with my wife, Tina, from the trailhead due west of Miami, at the ...

Everyone told Tom Kennedy to expect flooded trails when he hiked through Big Cypress National Preserve in the spring of 2015. But as he sloshed through miles of waist-deep swamp water that hid ...

While slogging through a Florida swamp in shin-deep water might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, that was precisely how I chose to spend a long November weekend on a bucket-list backpacking trip ...

Backpacking is more complex than throwing a tent, a sleeping bag and some ramen noodles in a pack, and hitting a trail. If you’re going to cover a number of miles and stay out for a night or more, you ...

North America offers countless backpacking options. Without much fanfare, hiking and backpacking have become two of the country’s most popular outdoor activities. According to the 2022 Outdoor ...