A few years ago, a surgeon diagnosed me with a torn labrum in my left hip and basically told me my hiking career was over. The tear wouldn't heal, but surgery wasn't recommended, he said. Long hikes ...

The DEC warns that weather and trail conditions can change quickly during the spring, and notes it's important to be prepared, wear waterproof footwear and appropriate clothing, and follow designated ...

Most Vermonters know to avoid hiking during mud season, the period from late winter to early spring when snowmelt turns dirt roads and trails into slushy muck. Even once-in-a-lifetime celestial events ...

When I was a kid, mud never seemed to bother me. I’d go around barefoot most of the time on the farm. There seemed to be something enjoyable about having the mud squeeze up between my toes. But things ...

After I wrote my last column about walking in the Lisha Kill Natural Area in Niskayuna, a reader emailed to chastise me: the Lisha Kill is closed during mud season (from late February through early ...

WATERBURY — A warm winter has brought early and varied mud season conditions to Vermont hiking trails. A release this week from the Green Mountain Club advises hikers to seek dry and durable surfaces ...

WELLFLEET — The island in the marsh had mystified me for years. What was it called? What was out there? Was it full of strange animals, like giant opossums that had evolved in a peculiar way? I would ...