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 ...

My sweetheart Marilyn and I were out hiking yesterday. Nothing major, just a quick jaunt to the top of a nearby hill and a stroll along the ridgetop. It was a gorgeous day, cool, overcast and breezy.

Just like anything we do, hiking alone involves a calculated risk—we asses the facts and take a chance. “No American bats an eye in our modern age when women shop alone, drive alone, or eat alone. But ...

I was hiking alone in Boulder this past spring when a man came toward me on the trail, a jagged, baseball-sized rock in each hand. He was in his sixties, I guessed, the same age as me, and he wore ...

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 ...