In the first year of my PhD program, after a particularly bad week, I decided I was going to hike a mountain. Not a real one, with cliffs and glaciers: I was not stupid. I had never willingly gone on ...

If you're an avid hiker like me, you probably put a lot of thought into what your first hike of the year will be. Even though January 1 is "just another day" in technical terms, for most of us, it's ...

What better way to ring in 2026 than to get outdoors, take in a two-mile hike, and join others in a day of reflection? Led by Minneopa State Park area naturalist Augusta Grumdahl, 30 people joined on ...

COM. AND MANY FOLKS LIKE TO START THE NEW YEAR WITH A FIRST DAY HIKE. WXII 12 CHRIS PETERSON TOOK PART IN SHARES WITH US THE BENEFITS OF TAKING A HIKE. THIS MORNING MY WIFE SAID, CHRIS, GO TAKE A HIKE ...