Outdoors

Do you love to hike? Do you love to take your dogs with you? Then here is a list of some of the best hiking parks in the Garden State for you and your furry friends to enjoy.

As we officially transition into summer, there are things you need to do to avoid getting a sickly bite.

There are so many great areas around the Garden State to hike and we wanna share our travels with you.

Since this week's forecast is giving us some April-like temperatures, I'm wondering what you're planning to do to celebrate. What have you been wanting to do but haven't been able to because of the winter weather? I'm looking forward to taking the dog out for a loooooong walk, the kind in which she can take in lots of sights and scents, and not just take care of business. A long walk will provide some good de-stressing and exercise for both of us so that's on the top of my list of things I want to do now that the weather's warmer. What's on your list?

Many people and pets have had a bit of cabin fever being cooped up during the past couple of weeks of frigid temps and snowy, icy conditions. What will YOU do to take advantage of the warm temperatures today? I'm going to sit outside and read while I enjoy a nice cup of tea. Then Taylor and I will have a play date with my friends and their dogs.

I love to hike and I love history, so Valley Forge National Park in Pennsylvania is a perfect day trip. You can choose from several trails to hike and while you do you will see various pieces of the American Revolution, including Washington's Headquarters. The...

In my latest "Hiking New Jersey" webisode ... I am taking you to Smithville Park. Now the first thing is that this is completely different then the historic town of Smithville. Smithville Park is near Mount Holly in Easthampton, Burlington County. The...

It's another edition of "Hiking New Jersey", part of our series "Daytripping with Shawn Michaels".  This time we are in Sussex County in the town of Vernon to hike "the stairway to heaven", which is part of the Appalachian Trail in Wawayanda State Park here in New Jersey...

This addition of Daytripping with Shawn Michaels we are going to Buttermilk Falls. New Jersey is not known for huge waterfalls, so Buttermilk Falls, nearly 100 feet, is one of our largest natural waterfalls in the state. It's a beautiful site and it's at the beginning of the hike, so it's the first thing you see upon arriving...

We continue our series "Hiking New Jersey" with a stop closer to home right here at the Jersey Shore in Ocean County at Island Beach State Park. This, of course, is a much different hike than previous because it is a flat hike with lots of beach sand...