Rocky Mountain National Park is home to herds of elk and bighorn sheep, but it also has a population of mountain lions and black bears. Although attacks are very rare, the National Park Service ...

From the Rockies to mysterious rocks by rail, road and foot, America's southwest - its canyons, lakes and mountains - is a ...

Scotland is home to the Munros, the 282 peaks over 3000ft high. It's therefore the UK's best destination for mountains. This ...

The 3.2-mile, Mount Nebo Rim Trail offers breathtaking views all around. It's a great place to celebrate a new year with a ...

Frozen waterfalls in Tennessee can be tricky to find, but when the temperatures drop head to the Cherokee National Forest to ...

In the mid-1800s, the U.S. Department of the Interior began the “great surveys” to map the vast, uncharted land of the West, especially the Rocky Mountains. Led by Ferdinand Hayden — along with ...

Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too ...

A polar vortex is bringing cold temperatures to the U.S., impacting Utah as well. Utah will experience its coldest ...

Conservation groups are trying to understand what the Trump Administration's priorities are, and how to advocate for public ...

Diane Boyd studied wolves on the doorstep of Glacier National Park, tracking the “magic pack” and its offspring as the ...

Park in the village of West Witton, there is a suitable lay-by at its east end. Walk west towards the village and take the road heading south which zigzags steeply up the hillside. Height is gained ...

At the heart of Baxter stands Mount Katahdin, the crown jewel of Maine’s peaks and the northern terminus of the Appalachian ...