Looking Back at a Snowy Hike in February at the Lonberger Trail
March 14, 2024
With spring well underway, it’s easy to get filled with excitement about the upcoming season, the changing of the environment, and a fresh change...
A Sunny Saturday Spent in Rothrock at the Lonberger Trail
February 5, 2024
As we’ve had some warmer-than-normal weather lately, it’s made for some great winter hiking opportunities, and with a ton of different options of where...
From Zero to 500 Real Quick
May 15, 2018
By Lindsey Fritz The first time that I ever went camping was in the summer of 2016. Before then, I had never spent a...
An Interview with Jennifer Pharr Davis ~ Long-Distance Hiker, Adventurer, Author and Storyteller!
April 2, 2018
By: Lisa Jordan How old were you when you first started hiking? -I hiked the AT when I was 21 and hadn’t really hiked...
Pack Fitting 101
March 5, 2018
By: Bart Beck As we welcome March and spring slowly approaches, we’re beginning to see that seasonal shift that is bringing warmer weather. Even...
PA WILDS Yost Run Loop: Day Hiking Along the Chuck Keiper Trail
March 27, 2017
Yost Run Falls The Yost Run section of the Chuck Keiper Trail in Sproul State forest is an unforgettable trail for moderate to well-experienced...
A Fall Hike at the Indian Steps Trail
October 10, 2016
By: Levi Opsatnic After a long, hot, and dry summer, I’d say that our recently cooler temps and erratic weather comes as quite a...
Getting From Trail to Town (and back again) in America
October 4, 2016
Many of us have been raised with the impression that only serial killers pick up hitchhikers. In truth, hitching is pretty common along long...
A Hike Through Shingletown Gap
September 23, 2016
By: Levi Opsatnic Living in State College literally affords a ton of hiking and other outdoor recreation options. Whether you’re trail runner, hiker, backpacker,...
Purple Lizard Maps: Rothrock State Forest & Pine Creek
September 13, 2016
By: Levi Opsatnic Here at Appalachian Outdoors, we love maps of all kinds. Whether it’s a Topo, USGS, state park map, or just a...