Beneath the towering Guadalupe Mountains of Texas lies a dramatic story of transformation. Once part of an ancient sea, the fossilized Capitan Reef now forms craggy peaks and iconic cliffs like El ...

The trail wends along a steep ridge carved by Taylor Creek (named after a local sawmill — Taylor Mill — built in the 1880s where the creek meets Lake ... The hike at Dead Horse Canyon is ...

A unique state park in the Texas Hill Country is a historical settlement where its earliest residents left their mark ...

The most popular U.S. National Parks are packed with people. To avoid crowds, consider visiting one of these 10 less crowded, ...

Standing at the edge of America with one foot practically in Mexico, gazing up at towering limestone cliffs that make skyscrapers look like Lego blocks – that’s the moment you realize Texas ... the ...

A quiet, crushed-stone path ideal for walking or biking, the Ontario Pathways trail runs through farmland and wildflower meadows in bloom by late April. Nicknamed the “Grand Canyon ... Canandaigua ...

This 1.5-mile trail sits at the western edge of Big Bend National Park, in that magical corner of Texas where civilization ... switchbacks carved into the canyon wall. This is the most physically ...

We are very fortunate to have so many trails to explore with the kids in the Chicago suburbs. There are countless forest preserves, state parks and paved trails in the Chicago suburbs where we can ...

Roaming American Bison, cattle-herding cowboys, wide open plains and Glacier National Park are some of what Montana is known ...

The reservoir is a key source for area utilities, so more water is flowing out than is coming in. Only a lot of rain can fix ...

The Ottawa Canyon trail is an easy one-mile hike at Starved Rock State Park. It's dog-friendly and one of the park's best.