Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “How much farther to the lake,” asked a hiker on his approach to Lake Haiyaha. “You are almost there,” replied another hiker heading back down. “But it is ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Blue Lakes, located in the San Juan Mountains between Telluride and Ouray, have become an international destination for hikers and mountaineers seeking ...

Forecasts for this past Sunday showed it was going to be 102 degrees Fahrenheit or hotter in Sonora. I decided to get up early and revisit Blue Canyon Lake, around 10,050 feet elevation in the ...

Boasting deep blue water and dozens of panoramic hikes, Crater Lake is one of Oregon’s most awe-inspiring landmarks. The lake was formed by the destructive eruption of Mount Mazama almost 8 thousand ...

Straddling the line separating northern Chester County from southern Berks County, French Creek State Park covers a hair under 8,000 acres. When you add in the adjoining Hopewell Furnace National ...

A hike to Blue Pool is a hallmark of spring in Oregon, but making the trek this season has meant donning your rain gear and thermals. A steady tempo of rain fell across the McKenzie River Trail in ...

Today we venture along Alpine Lake located in Marin’s Lake District — where Lake Lagunitas, Bon Tempe and Alpine are gathered together like blue beads strung on Lagunitas Creek. The hike we take along ...

My hiking boots crunch fallen leaves as we approach the summit. I stop to take photos as an excuse to catch my breath, but I’m about to lose it again anyways—the vista opens up through the trees to ...