The crunch of freshly fallen snow underfoot, the clear, crisp air and seemingly endless views, a winter hike has a look and feel all its own. “We love winter hiking in the Dayton area,” longtime hiker ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Walking through a winter wonderland can feel calm and magical, until the weather decides to change its mind. On a trail as long as ...

When hiking during the winter, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation urges caution when trying to determine if ice is safe to walk on. Test ice thickness before putting your full ...

Day hiking. It’s the gateway drug to the outdoors. Hiking can be as easy or as difficult as you’d like it to be, but it’s still just putting one foot in front of the other. One of the benefits of ...

Once you’ve been bitten by the hiking bug, it’s pretty much impossible to stop, even if you live in cold-weather climates where you can’t stop walking for fear of freezing solid. If you know someone ...

Editor’s Note: This is a regular monthly column from Colorado Parks and Wildlife about recreation opportunities at Mueller State Park. Each month’s calendar is packed with holidays, social gatherings ...