Daybreak breaks over Loch Katrine, and steam rises from my espresso cup as I watch a heron stalk the shallows. Twenty metres away, my kayak sits beached on the pebbles the place I dragged it final evening. That is what tenting and kayaking collectively affords: waking up already on the water’s edge, prepared...

Greater than a 3rd of Appalachian Path hikers sleep with their meals of their tent. Is it actually all that harmful? We requested a bear (and a bear professional) to seek out out.Ask a Bear (Picture: Rob Sawyer)Up to date Might 1, 2026 08:11AMYou’ve acquired questions; the bear has solutions. Bear Month 2026...

In my expertise guiding in New Hampshire, essentially the most constant visitor suggestions is echoed in sentiments like the following phrases: “Wow, that was SO a lot more durable than I believed it’d be!” and, “I recurrently hike double digit days out West with ease – I’m shocked {that a} 6-mile day kicked my butt!”   New Hampshire, (together with Maine and Vermont) has a infamous repute...