Hiking in S. California After the Floods: Hiking in S. California After the Floods (Post, Jan. 30, 2005)

Lost on Maui: Hawaii's Haleakala Crater: Deep Down, You'll Love It (Post, Nov. 14, 2004)

The Maine Course: Seeking a new environment? Try a nature program on Hog Island. (Post, Aug. 8, 2004)

Backpacking With Children (Post, June 20, 2004)

In Baja, Happy Campers: Living simply doesn't mean doing without. On Mexico's Isla Espiritu Santo, everything you need is just outside your tent flaps. (Post, June 13, 2004)

Camping Fun a Short Commute Away (Post, Aug. 22, 2003)

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL 101 (Post, June 29, 2003)

Alone at Last: Almost 10 million people a year visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Here's how to avoid them all. (Post, May 28, 2003)

Girls Gone Mild: This time, they did it the easy way. A set of hard-core outdoorswomen do a West Virginia trek -- from inn to inn. (Post, May 14, 2003)

Following the Gold-Paved Road in Death Valley (Post, April 13, 2003)

Hike This Way: During a week in the Utah desert, the author learned that sometimes it's best to take the trail less traveled. (Post, Dec. 8, 2002)

Bridging the Gap: A VW camper, an idyllic corner of the East Coast, and suddenly freedom is way more than just another word (Post, Sept. 22, 2002)

In Alaska, the Last Refuge: As Congress debates oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, our correspondent took a 60-mile walk on the tundra in question. (Post, July 21, 2002)

Forest Gumption: Cabins in State and National Parks (Post, June 23, 2002)

Virginia: Positively Primitive: Heeding Nature's Calls in a Rustic Mountain Cabin (Post, June 23, 2002)

Plain Janes: Janes Island State Park, an unassuming Chesapeake retreat, is simply wonderful. (Post, June 12, 2002)

The Full Mont: In the Alps, Butt-Toboganning and More (Post, May 5, 2002)

G'Day Hikes: Looking for a nice walk in the park? Then don't go to Australia, where unruly terrain and menacing critters make for a rugged -- but rousing -- day on the range. (Post, Feb. 17, 2002)

Trail and Error: On Vancouver Island, the Hardest Hike He Ever Loved (Post, July 1, 2001)

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