hiking

The Kentucky valley is a rock-climber’s paradise, but if you know the ropes, you can enjoy the spectacular scenery without those skills.

Here, 16 of our reader moms spell out what they would love to receive as a Mother’s Day gift, all available this week from local retailers.

Experiencing cabin fever? We have the remedy.

If anyone asks for a good camping spot in Indiana, I recommend a trail in the southern tip of Hoosier National Forest.

Waterfalls are rushing in Indiana parks right now.

With the leaves down, winter is a good time to see Hocking Hills State Park, when the water that seeps, drizzles, and cascades down the rock walls in warmer months freezes, frosting the landscape with fairytale-quality icicles

Recently opened or improved nature areas in Brown County you might not have visited yet.

A cluster of rental tinies in Bloomington invites you to experience the trend without committing.

Owen County lets explorers encounter nature in some of its purest forms.

With deep gorges, lush ravines, and sandstone cliffs, Shades evokes the splendor of its more-popular neighbor, Turkey Run—but without the crowds.

Thirty minutes in at Adena Trace, I reached a clearing, and the overlook delivered: A gorgeous panorama of the eastern shore opened before me.

The term “middle of nowhere” might have been coined for spots like Hemlock Cliffs, a trail leading through an oasis of sandstone bluffs designated a “special place” by Hoosier National Forest officials for its striking and rare features.

The trip was so pleasant, when I found myself back at the lake post-hike, I wanted to turn around and do it again—relentless crowds and all.

Not until a mile or so in did I realize how far off the mark I’d been in Morgan-Monroe State Forest—and experienced the kind of a-ha discovery that hikers live for.

A ranger had described the Succession Trail as perhaps the most ecologically unique corner of Indiana. I was skeptical.