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Climbing 6 Peaks in 6 States
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 Armed with a map, compass, hiking boots and a blue Honda, a hiker tackles the highest point in each New England state.
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In Estonia, Jiggling and Bog-Trekking
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 Nature has bequeathed a waterlogged landscape that makes every stride a mini-adventure.
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In New Zealand’s Remote Fiordland
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 As crowds flock to New Zealand’s Milford Sound, lesser known routes take travelers deep into the landscape made famous by the “Lord of the Rings.”
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Network of Trails Lead Hikers to Another California
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 The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District contains hundreds of miles of hiking trails between San Francisco and San Jose.
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A Jolt of Energy for a Much Trod-Upon Trail
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A restoration project at Bear Mountain is a reminder that the Appalachian Trail is a marvel of volunteer energy and an ever-changing work in progress.
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Getting Muddy in the Netherlands
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 A soggy, 8.5-mile trek through Wadden Sea, one of the world’s last large-scale inter-tidal ecosystems, has to be timed just right with the tides.
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Frugal Europe, on Foot
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 The author followed a 1933 trek by the original Frugal Traveler, walking from Vienna to Budapest with only the generosity of strangers to help him.
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Conquering 46-Part Goal, Peak by Icy Peak
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For the Adirondack Winter Forty-Sixers, an elite group of mountain hikers, winter is the time to tackle the region’s 46 highest summits.
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Last Footfall in Nepal
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 The Annapurna Circuit is one of the world’s great treks. But a road is coming in, and vehicles’ dust may cloud the experience.
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K2: A Trek to Danger’s Doorstep
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 Distant and mysterious, the mountain is perhaps the most feared and respected climbing peak in the world. A traveler journeying there discovers an icy world as perilous as it is beautiful.
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