About 20 percent more people are storing their food in their tent with them than in the recommended bear cans.

GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream ...

After Kevin Silvernale finished thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in 2016, he was hooked and started devising his own long-distance trail. The 34-year-old Colorado local went on to hike the ...

GARDNERS, Pa. — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — The 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail, which runs from Georgia to Maine, celebrated its centennial in March. FOX43 featured the history of the trail and how hikers and other ...

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Sam Cooper had ...

Thru-hikers who want to attempt the record may allow the $12 worth of ice cream to start to melt in the sun for only a few minutes. They must be timed by a store employee. Thru-hiker Noritaka Mizumoto ...

Thru-hiker Noritaka Mizumoto from Osaka, Japan, walks the Appalachian Trail on June 10 at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania. Berens, whose trail name is Speedy, polished off his black ...