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When Nasrieen Habib launched a hiking group for Muslim women in 2022, she didn’t know if anyone would show up. Nine women responded to her initial social media post. “And we have never stopped since,” ...

SUNY Cortland student Sherron Brown was an adult when she first hiked Buttermilk Falls State Park in Ithaca, N.Y., and Taughannock Falls State Park near Trumansburg, N.Y. Those experiences drastically ...

North Carolina is full of outdoor adventures — from the coast to the Appalachians. Within a few hours drive, most of us around the state could be soaking up the sun, hiking to a waterfall or ...