Guide John Bates explores a remaining old growth forest, the Van Vliet Hemlocks. Forest guide John Bates leads educational walks through Van Vliet Hemlocks State Natural Area, one of Wisconsin's rare ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getting out in nature for a scenic walk allows you to engage your senses. (Getty Creative) (Olga Pankova via Getty Images) It's ...

Hiking through the woods was a fairly regular occurrence when I was a kid, especially when I spent time at my grandparent’s house, which backed up to the woods. My grandfather would frequently take a ...

When I walk in the woods, I often try to capture the moment in nature by composing haikus. Those very short poems are an old guy’s way of saying “Wow! Thanks!” and clicking his heels in the air.