The executive order that reduces the size of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante by about 3 million ...

Among the most iconic hikes are the 14-state-spanning Appalachian Trail and the challenging Half Dome day hike in Yosemite National Park, but the Grand Canyon's famous Rim Trail is less strenuous, and ...

Table Mountain came to me late. At 53, an Indian economist and mother, with only one previous hike—Mill Creek Canyon in Utah in 2003—to my name, the decision carried the flavour of impulsive joy. My ...

Destinations like Breckenridge and Boulder may get all the attention, but Centennial State residents head to these spots for ...

Billed as an overlander, it's not really a truck replacement.

A 59-year-old man identified as Craig Nelson died after being struck by lightning while hiking American Fork Twin Peaks in ...

The Department of the Interior is giving at least 20 trails more signage and marketing. Many could be in the West, including ...

A Utah man hiking with his brother was killed last week after a lightning bolt struck him just steps from the summit of the ...

A mountain biker in Colorado got an unsettling reminder that trail users are not the only ones moving through the mountains this time of year. Near Telluride, a cyclist's close encounter with an adult ...

A surprising ecological makeover unfolded when mountain lions began frequenting a small preserve south of San Francisco. Deer activity dropped, plants recovered, and shifts among predators like ...

Intensifying wildfires across eastern Utah and western Colorado are sending thick smoke into portions of the state, creating hazy skies and deteriorating air quality for many mountain and western ...