Ash from the 1912 Novarupta eruption periodically hits the west side of Kodiak Island, Larsen Bay and Karluk, roughly 65 ...

From wild ponies in Virginia to bison in Yellowstone, here are seven wildlife-rich destinations—and tips on how to be a ...

When a photographer from Bruce County flew to Alaska for a wildlife photography workshop, she had no idea it would lead to ...

With many individual trees exceeding 300 feet in height, the park's coast redwoods are some of ... on an unforgettable adventure. Alaska's Katmai National Park & Preserve is the ultimate ...

Starting in the late 1980s, he established his seasonal camps along the rugged Katmai Coast, renowned for its thriving ... Despite warnings from park rangers and the National Park Service, he ...

Katmai National Park is one of the best places to see them in the wild ... “Brown bears” live by the coast where food (such as fish) is more plentiful. Grizzly bears dwell further inland where food is ...

Katmai National Park is a 4-hour flight. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park ... The Alaska Marine Highway System connects many communities along the southern coast of the state. All of the ferries can ...

I visited all the major US national parks and ranked them based on factors like beauty and crowd size. My favorites include ...

Sometimes referred to as the "Galápagos of North America," Channel Islands National Park consists of five islands off the coast of Southern California. In my opinion, it's home to some of the ...