Our National Parks columnist took an ‘Alone’-inspired course. These are the four wildest National Parks where he's putting his survival skills to the test. Here’s the hypothetical scenario: You find ...

By all means, hike with friends as a way of spending time with them. I do. But hike alone to spend time with yourself and the forest, to enjoy a thought uninterrupted by email, social media or a ...

There are organizations that will tell you never to go out in the backcountry alone, under any circumstances. But most of us who volunteer with a backcountry search and rescue team would tell you it’s ...