Borrego Springs is California’s only International Dark Sky Community, offering stellar stargazing for free. The famous metal ...

That’s Mariposa for you – a Sierra Nevada foothill town that delivers postcard-perfect vistas without the tourist-trap pretense. Tucked away on the western edge of Yosemite National Park, this little ...

From Yosemite’s granite cliffs to the misty valleys of the Appalachians, the U.S. is made for hiking. Whether you want a long ...

The Senators have won one state title, in 1980, and have not qualified for state since 2014. Manogue also has one state title, winning it in 2008.

The return of the iconic predators to the Golden State has been a quiet success story—but this month, state officials ...

As we trudged up the mountain under the bright August sun, we approached a lone scraggly whitebark pine and realized it ...

Late-spring frosts aren’t just tough on gardens — they’re creating new challenges for black bears in the Mountain West.

Jean Muenchrath sustained catastrophic injuries in 1982 accident; the intervening years have been a time of healing ...

This massive feat of engineering is considered by most to be the biggest public works project in the United States. It is ...

Nevada’s fall weather pattern is shifting, with an atmospheric river bringing rain and Sierra snow north and a cooler, breezy ...

Kilian Jornet wanted to summit 72 of the tallest peaks in the contiguous United States. He gave himself a month to do it.

Forecasters are tracking a developing atmospheric river that could bring rain and Sierra snow to Interstate 80 and Donner Pass late this week.