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 ...

Melissa Hart finds joy in running alone. “It is just magical,” she said. A few times a week, the 54-year-old takes to the trails near her home in Eugene, Ore. Solo. “I’m really busy, and I don’t have ...

Sept. 17 (UPI) --A man suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a bear Tuesday while hiking by himself in Yellowstone National Park. The attack occurred while the man was hiking Turbid Lake ...