Hike & Dine Events

There are hikes you remember because the scenery was beautiful. Then there are hikes you remember because at some point you looked around and thought, what in the hell did we get ourselves into? 2026 gave Hike & Dine three destinations that managed to give us a little bit of both. El Yunque, in Puerto Rico. Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan. East Palisades and Amicalola Falls in Georgia. Three completely different environments. Three completely different challenges. Plenty of questionable...

You found a hike you want to come to... The trail looks good. The distance is doable. You’re free that day. There’s just one little problem… You don’t know anybody. May 2026: Rosy Mound Natural Area, Grand Haven, MI - Lake Michigan Now you’re thinking about pulling up to a park full of strangers, trying to figure out where to stand, who to talk to and whether everybody already knows each other. We get it. Walking into any new group can feel a little awkward at first. Especially when you’re...

Because hiking will humble you… respectfully. There’s this idea that hiking is just walking . And to be fair, technically it is. But anyone who has stepped onto a real trail knows it is a very different kind of walk. It's the incline that keeps going when you thought it would level out. It's the uneven ground that forces you to actually pay attention. It's the distance that has you questioning your life choices about halfway through. And somewhere between that first step and the last mile,...