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, Nikki Delventhal, and my pups, Rodney and Camper, as we set out on my first-ever solo backpacking and tent camping adventure! After years of living in a Toyota Prius and now traveling in a ...

The hand-painted façade of the cliff’s edge Phajoding Monastery catches my eye as I tramp down a steep, dusty trail overlooking Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan. It’s a welcome sight after three ...

Early this spring, during a fact-finding sprint up a storm-damaged section of the Appalachian Trail (AT), I had a comical epiphany about my backpacking life: Despite hiking 11,000 miles since 2019, or ...

Making sure you have enough water is essential before setting out on a hike. Going on a hike with your partner can be a great way to move your body and spend some quality time together—until your ...

Like many backpackers, hikers, trail runners, and so on, I often go on adventures searching for a certain stillness. It is quiet and nourishing. It is what some might call peace of mind, or happiness, ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Solo travel can be lonely. Take it from me. I've explored seven different countries by myself in the last two years. As ...

Solo hiking can bring quiet, focus and freedom. But it also requires judgment, preparation and knowing when to turn back A hiker on Noonmark Mountain in the Adirondacks. Solo hiking is common across ...