Tripod Rock is Pyramid Mountain’s most iconic megalith, in Morris County, N.J. ( Pamela Chergotis) In our ‘lith’ era Tom is going through his megalith stage. Stonehenge. Göbekli Tepe. Puma Punku. They’re “big rocks” to you and me, but to... Day Tripper 27 Aug 2026 | 10:44
The real Rainbow Falls at Minnewaska State Park in Kerhonksen, NY. ( Pamela Chergotis) A.I. slop has come for the mountains After visiting Rainbow Falls for the first time recently, I wanted to know what made its ledges so colorful, streaked as... Day Tripper 22 May 2026 | 10:45
Heskett coming off the trail after her first solo hike. A walk back home We are sitting in a loose circle by the garden of Woods Hole Hostel, boots kicked off, socks drying, bodies folded with that... Features 23 Mar 2026 | 02:37
“On the Knob during the summer, music from Milford’s outdoor festivals wafts upward, so that you can hear it nearly as well as you would if you were downtown.” ( Pamela Chergotis) The trail that sells country living Every hiking family has a trail they like to show folks from out of the area. For Tom and me, it’s the trail system at Cliff... Day Tripper 23 Mar 2026 | 11:56
Eli, 11 (front) and his older brother Able, 14, went on without their parents to summit two more Adirondack peaks. ( Photo by Raheli Harper) The year our kids outhiked us When I began writing this column 10 years ago, I was carrying around babies on my back while trying to get out into the woods,... Day Tripper 25 Nov 2025 | 09:53
The view from Peekamoose Mountain, where the writer contemplated a big question: whether to pocket the pen she’d used to register. ( Pamela Chergotis) Where obsessions intersect New York’s trail registers haven’t changed in generations: hunter-green metal boxes on cement posts. Hinged covers that drop... Day Tripper 21 Nov 2025 | 10:31
Henry gets a lift from the writer. He rarely used to need one, but routinely does now, usually after lunch. The long walk home Henry’s getting old. Our seven-pounder has pounded many trails, but he’s feeling his age. We all are. Every morning we shake... Day Tripper 19 Sep 2025 | 01:58
Many states have monuments that mark their highest points, but New Jersey’s obelisk, built in 1930, is the grandest. Getting there is going to chew up your boots, though. ( Pamela Chergotis) Local hikes, global gear So glad I already have all the outdoor gear I need! I’ve been looking more closely into our global hiking supply chain. My... Day Tripper 09 May 2025 | 11:55
The ridgetop known as Jensen’s Ledges is crowned by a series of sculptures created by stacking bluestone slabs. ( Pamela Chergotis) Upriver energy Along the Upper Delaware River, way upriver, is a teensy place called Lordville, where you’ll find a trail to the top of... Day Tripper 18 Mar 2025 | 11:30
An Angel on Mahackamack Trail in Watershed Park, Port Jervis, N.Y. ( Pamela Chergotis) Art, unexpected Out of a sense of obligation, Tom and I visited the Rijksmuseum on a trip to Amsterdam about ten years ago. I realize now... Day Tripper 07 Dec 2020 | 12:31
Temporary friends We dreaded what we might find at the Smiley Carriageway. The last time we attempted to hike it, this once-familiar trail... Home 07 Oct 2019 | 12:25
