Tagged: hiking-trails

The Best National Parks to Visit for Fall Colors This Year? Surprising New Data Shapes This List

For hikers and road trippers eager to see vibrant fall colors, many U.S. national parks have impressive displays this time of year. Makes sense—where there are trees, after all, there…

On This New Barefoot Hiking Trail, You Can Forget About Lacing Up Your Boots

A new outdoor attraction in Arizona is being billed as the first "grounding park" in the United States. Grounding, in this context, simply means walking barefoot on natural surfaces.…

A Cinque Terre Trail Famed for Romance Reopens After More Than a Decade

After a long dry spell, the Path of Love is reopening.  We're not trying to be poetic here. The actual walkway known as the Path of Love—or Via dell'Amore in Italian—is finally…

Carpinteria Beach, California: Calm Waters and Clifftop Views on the Central Coast

For decades, the small town of Carpinteria, California, situated along the state’s Central Coast northwest of Los Angeles, has advertised itself as having “the world’s safest beach,”…

Three New U.S. National Park Units Were Just Announced, And Hikers Will Love Them All

Three networks of hiking trails have been added to the National Park Service, the highest designation for public recreational spaces in the United States. The newly elevated trails…

Hidden Places: 9 World Wonders You've (Probably) Never Heard Of

When it comes to many of the world's wonders that weren't on maps for a while—the citadel of Machu Picchu, the tombs of Luxor, the Delta Sky Club lounge at DFW—the secret is definitely…

An Easy New Way to See Redwoods in the San Francisco Bay Area

A newly opened hiking trail in the San Francisco Bay Area supplies a wide-ranging survey of California's scenic wonders, all within a manageable distance and on easily traversable…

Don't Be Afraid to Get Into the Water: Take the Plunge with Crocs, Sharks, and Rays

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Belly Up to the Bar, Restaurant, and Grill: Summer Restaurant Week Celebrations are Here

  The specific promotions described in this article have now passed, but it remains online so that the resources named will be of future use to travelers. Bring an empty stomach and…