Nearly 30% of Montanans, according to the Colorado College poll, reported visiting public land more than 20 times over the previous year, while just 8% of Montanans said they hadn’t made any visits in ...

Lightning sparked almost 60% of the wildfires—and those blazes accounted for 93% of the total area burned.

You don't have to travel far to see some of the world's most stunning natural wonders. From shimmering turquoise lakes to majestic mountaintops, these are the places in each state that are sure to ...

Sometimes the most unbelievable places are the ones hiding in the most unexpected locations, and Onyx Cave in Cave City, Kentucky is proof that you don’t need to travel to distant continents to find ...

Geologist Fraser Goff shares how the rare volcanic tuff formations came to be in this whimsical pocket Santa Fe National Forest.

A disturbing case from New Mexico follows a grandmother who was killed by a police officer after a prolonged roadside ...

Two Utah Congress members have introduced a resolution that could end protections for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Conservation groups worry similar maneuvers on other federal lands ...

With the seasons changing from a cold winter to a warm spring, hiking will be at the forefront of many of our minds. With so ...

Discover a vibrant food and wine scene, a range of outdoor activities, ancient artifacts and more in Western Colorado.

Sabino Canyon, Madera Canyon, Mount Lemmon and Mount Graham are among a huge array of National Forest lands across the West that were taken off the possibly “For Sale” list, and local ...

On a rocky slope at the western edge of Avra Valley, recent monsoon moisture has painted the desert vibrant green. Native shrubs and grasses sprout from once-bare ground amid a scattered forest of ...

Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park represents a side of Washington that many residents never see, despite driving past it regularly on their way to somewhere else. It’s a reminder to slow down, take ...