The best way for a hiker to complete a loop is to ascend the steep and descend the gradual. Best for the knees, best for the back, best for the sense of accomplishment. So climb 1.9 miles on the ...

Massachusetts might be best known for Boston’s thriving city center, but for adventure-seekers, the Bay State is an amazing place with rich forests and towering peaks. The highest mountains in ...

I’ve climbed the Bellows Pipe trail to the summit of Mount Greylock every July for 30 years. (Should have been 31, but I missed one year with a bout with bacterial meningitis.) I had hiked Bellows ...