A group of 13 members of Congress are pressing USFS Chief Tom Schultz to detail his officers' collaboration with immigration ...

Backpack, a 1,000-pound male grizzly, is a bear who would rather chill in his regular spot on the Brooks River than brawl ...

Ongoing weather challenges kept helicopters grounded. Instead of relying on air support, a five-person Tacoma Mountain Rescue ...

Deadly flash floods destroyed trails and critical water infrastructure across the Grand Canyon. Officials say hikers can ...

Ryan George, 19, died after falling near Illilouette Falls, the second fatal incident involving a young Yosemite visitor and ...

How we reported this story: We tracked down and interviewed Warren Sherick Jr., the artist behind the sculptures that have caused controversy on the PCT. We also reached out to Erin Collier, the ...

Wildlife officials euthanized a black bear in Durango, Colorado, on September 9, after it was discovered moaning in pain in a residential yard. The bear had dug itself into a hole, and the homeowner ...

When a ranger showed up at the door of David Gregory’s cabin in Phantom Ranch and told him to start getting his gear together, he wasn’t worried at first. “She says ‘you might want to just kind of ...

“Bring a paper map” is a common piece of advice for hikers (and a good one, in my humble opinion). But when people suggest that, they’re generally thinking of a topo, not a printout from Google Maps.

One of the beauties of backpacking is the serendipity of unexpected discoveries. You round a bend in the trail to spot a herd of bighorn sheep. You stumble onto an off-trail swimming hole on a ...

On Sunday afternoon, lightning struck Colorado’s 14,264-foot Mount Blue Sky fourteener, killing one teenager, causing serious injuries in a second minor, and injuring three more adults. Clear Creek ...