Tag: hiking
COLONY — Start the new year on the right foot by participating in the nationwide First Day Hikes program. Locally, the action begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Colony trailhead of the Prairie Spirit…
Rick Bevard was determined to climb Half Dome. For years, the massive rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California, had proven elusive and this year was no exception — initially. The 45-year-old Iola native has…
California is home to black bears, so it shouldn’t be a surprise if you run into one while you’re out hiking or camping — or if they show up rummaging around your lawn. On Monday,…
This is a story with a happy ending. But as with any adventure, it presented challenges. For the last seven years, Fred and Judy Works’ lives had been somewhat on hold. The couple continue to…
“It might as well have been yesterday,” said Rick Bevard, the feeling so fresh of notching another fourteener mountaintop in his belt last month. Bevard’s conquest was Mount Whitney, the highest in the contiguous lower…
The trouble with bucket lists is that for most of us they come too late in life. Which is why Colby Works is wise beyond his years. Works recently returned from a month hiking in…
A group of about 45 walkers ignored Sunday’s soggy weather, embarking on a hike along Iola’s Lehigh Portland Trails. The Wandering Gypsies, a group of women from across the state, met in Iola for their…
A walk along the Lehigh Portland Trails this weekend will give nature lovers a chance to learn about local flora and fauna. The nature walk begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday at the eastern trailhead.…
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. (AP) Dozens of members of an out-of-state hiking group had to be rescued after they tried climbing a mountain trail near metro Phoenix in sweltering temperatures, authorities said Friday. Forty-four people…
It was a magical moment. From the summit of Maines Mount Bigelow, Shane Schauf, Piqua, watched the sunset gorgeous orange rays melting into pink, purple and blue as the sun dipped behind distant mountains. …
