Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mingson ...
LITHIA — Most people would agree that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. For Lithia resident Bonnie Karet, however, the journey began not with a single step but with a single ...
I spent my weekend staring at the ground—or, specifically, the shoes and feet of a few thousand Appalachian Trail thru-hikers in southern Virginia. Damascus, the perennial home of Trail Days, is a ...