Imagine Yosemite’s El Capitan ... giving the mountain its local name—“island in the sky.” Thoko Chikondi The trek to Sapitwa includes rock slabs, narrow ridges and protected formations ...

Located southeast of Yosemite National ... its remote location, the island does shelter the Rock Harbor Lodge complex, plus 36 campgrounds. If you're looking for a lake vacation devoid of crowds ...

Rock Island aldermen want to know what kind of studies A Hana Illowa LLC need to do before allowing them to fence off a ...

Visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium, explore 17-Mile Drive, Pebble Beach Golf Course, the monarch butterflies of Pacific Grove, ...

Table Rock Lake covers more than 43,000 acres, with nearly 800 miles of shoreline, in southwestern Missouri. Visitors enjoy the natural diversions of swimming, boating, fishing and even scuba ...

It’s the start of National Park Week 2025. If you haven’t already worked up some plans to visit a national park, then this ...

Spending time in nature can lead to “improved health, quality of life, and well-being” in older people, according to the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. But sleeping ...

In the summer of 1861, Watkins set out to photograph Yosemite, carrying a literal ton of equipment on mules—tripods, dark tent, lenses and a novel invention for taking sharp photographs of ...

An analysis of data from 1999 through 2023 shows 93% of parks and wilderness areas saw improved air quality on clear days.

American rock climber Brooke Raboutou has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b+ with her redpoint of 'Excalibur' at Arco, Italy. Established by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2023 and repeated by Will ...