The holiday season is at hand and shopping days are dwindling. Most every gift giver is likely to have at least one outdoors enthusiast on their list who enjoys hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, ...

In 2025, the Statesman Journal outdoors team wrote about fascinating people and traveled to stunning places. Here's our 10 ...

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There's a battle brewing between trail angels and hiker-focused businesses on the Appalachian Trail. Can the two coexist?

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Walking with a weight vest is a new fitness trend in 2025. If walking is too easy for you, add weight. Or consider the weight vest as alternative training. You will burn more calories than walking and ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Tahoe is a major tourist destination, giving people the chance to experience the lake, mountains ...

Pennsylvania is still cleaning up decades’ worth of coal mining pollution. Now it must also contend with millions of tons of ...

A businesswoman born in the “Show Me” state is working to make her mark in Marshalltown’s competitive retail sector. Tori ...

Iceland has once again been ranked the world’s safest country in 2025. Here’s why it tops the Global Peace Index—and what Indian travellers should know.

In the early hours of June 14, 2025, Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their dog, Gilbert, are murdered in their ...