What’s better, hiking alone or with other people? “Depends how many bears are involved,” is one quip. Perhaps it depends on what kind of person you are. Hiking solo is a markedly different experience ...

Join me on an exhilarating solo adventure as I embark on a backpacking trip alone in Yosemite's breathtaking wilderness. In this video, I explore the stunning granite cliffs and majestic landscapes ...

Nov. 30—OK, Pachaug State Forest may not exactly be "wilderness" — but this 28,804-acre swath of woodlands, lakes and rivers, where I set out on a solo hike the day after Thanksgiving, does comprise ...

I was hiking alone in Boulder this past spring when a man came toward me on the trail, a jagged, baseball-sized rock in each hand. He was in his sixties, I guessed, the same age as me, and he wore ...

Since 2012, I have walked almost 3,000 miles on Marin County’s open space trails, the trails at Point Reyes National Seashore and the Bay Area Ridge Trail. My walks are mostly solitary, although I ...