Snowy trails and winter air set the scene at Boot Lake Nature Preserve in Elkhart County for their First Day Hike.The Elkhart County Parks annual event has become a favorite way to beat the winter ...

a First Day Hike. The guided hikes are a way to start the new year on the right foot, so to speak, by getting some fresh air and connecting with nature. The First Day Hike tradition started in ...

Wildlands Conservancy Chief Operating Officer Dan Giannelli and Phil Mosler hike with others during a First Day Hike on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, at the 187-acre Black River ...

This year, DCR is giving hikers First Day Hike winter hats and commemorative pins. On Jan. 1, the state DCR will host its 34th annual First Day Hikes program. Hikers can tag along with guides at ...

For the third consecutive year, Texas State Parks launched the new year by breaking historical participation numbers at First ...

Pictured is the Forestville Hiking Trail. On New Year’s Day, the annual First Day Hike will be from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Forestville Hiking Trail. Submitted photo FORESTVILLE — For over 100 years, the ...

There’s something inexplicably powerful about starting the New Year with a hike through the woods as evident by the way First Day Hikes have mushroomed across the country. Started years ago in ...

First Day Hikes are a tradition started by the state park systems. It’s an initiative inviting everyone to take a hike in a park on Jan. 1 to encourage a healthy and outdoorsy start to the New Year.

of Conservation and Recreation on Jan. 1 for a guided First Day Hike beginning at 10 a.m. to the Sanderson Brook Falls in the Chester Blandford State Forest. The 2-mile hike in Chester is part of ...