When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills of South Dakota, he doesn’t just see its natural beauty. He ...

Three new areas: a Cuabales mountain range, a migratory bird refuge, and a coral reef of more than 20,000 hectares, in the ...

The region’s forests are adapted to fire. It’s a natural and necessary part of the ecosystem. Today’s megafires, though, burn ...

The rugged drive to Crown King takes you through gold-mining country from desert to mountaintop. You'll find great burgers, fudge - and a yacht club.

A rough, twisting dirt road starts in spiny desert and climbs into cool mountains, trading saguaros for ponderosa pines. The scenery is magnificent ... than once to admire the big panoramas. As the ...

As we climb toward the mountains ... then down a slope. Near the border of a tree-line forest, we pass several small lodgepole pines. “We’re descending into the vanguard,” Munroe says ...

Pilarcitos Lake was San Francisco's first major reservoir, quenching the thirst of a booming city following the Gold Rush. It ...

The Yellowstone Valley and surrounding mountain ranges were once prime hunting grounds of Indians ... beautifully with the clean snow and the dark greens of scattered pines. I stopped for a few ...

Fall colors at the Big Tesuque Trailhead on Hyde Park Road in October 2023. Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway is one of 25 designated scenic byways in the state. 1. The drive to the trail Before ...

Natural pine panelling surrounds the ... Most rooms have balconies that look out onto the mountains The buffet restaurant offers a seemingly-endless range of delicious options, which change ...

Colorado is just a dreamy as the photos make it look, and I promise that if you take a family trip to Colorado you’ll ...