If you're looking to explore the great outdoors, you can't go wrong with visiting one of the nation's 35 national parks, ...

The Roadless Rule was created in 2001 to preserve wild areas in national forests. This summer, the United States Department of Agriculture announced its intention to rescind the rule.

These sites of national significance hold surprising treasures no less wondrous than the big-name destinations, potentially ...

What began as a niche alpine sport incident has grown into a prolonged, high-profile debate over what penalty is fitting for ...

Depicting a crisscross of welts and scars streaked across the body of a formerly enslaved Louisiana man, “Scourged Back” is one of the 19th century’s defining photographs. The image was so widely circ ...

Barbra Streisand pays tribute to “The Way We Were” costar Robert Redford after his death: 'One of the finest actors ever' ‘South Park' Pushes New Episode as Trey Parker and Matt Stone Admit: ‘We ...

There are other parts of popular areas – and different locations altogether – that can be great places for outdoor recreation ...

A speed runner who cut a switchback on a record-breaking sprint up and down the highest peak in Grand Teton National Park ...

Allie McCreary receives funding from the Public Lands Service Coalition and New Frontiers in Research Fund (Government of Canada). Michael Brunson is affiliated with The Appalachian Trail Conservancy ...

The world's first and oldest national park has almost 3,500 square miles of wilderness recreation area situated atop a volcanic hotspot ...

The Idaho Botanical Garden has officially broken ground on the first phase of its 10-acre expansion project.

Full of natural beauty, outdoor activities, and fall foliage, a visit to these charming mountain towns in Idaho must be on ...