Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I roam the world for epic nature, urban areas and road trips. Deep in the woods of central Wisconsin, a lanky man with a long ...

How big of an adventure can you pull off on a weeklong vacation? That all depends on how fast you can walk—and how much suffering you can take. Michael Lanza found plenty of both when he decided to ...

Wendy Altschuler brought her three sons on a 70-mile hike along California's John Muir Trail. Her oldest son put his first aid course to good use while helping his little brother. She wants to take ...