Is it worth going to these parks if you can only do easy short hikes? which are the scenic easy hikes under 1 mile round trip in these parks? preferably if you can see waterfalls or lakes or any other ...

These are the best waterfall hikes in the US, and we’re not being casual about it. All the trails, parks, and observation ...

A road runs through it — and Rick McGuire is grateful that the framers of North Cascades National Park, a “complex” of parkland and recreation areas that marks its 40th anniversary on Oct. 2, were ...

NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK — On a forested rocky hillside below Boston Basin, the angry flames of an orange hot spot flare and fall. Its billowy smoke plume drifts skyward where it lingers against ...

This underrated national forest is home to one of the best national monuments in the Golden State and highlights wildflower ...

Marshall “Buster” Cabe wanted to recreate the most exciting North Cascades hike of his teenage years. A lifelong hiker and self-proclaimed “redneck” from the Darrington area, he grew up on the trails ...

Many have heard of it, some have fiercely debated its existence, but nevertheless the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument remains one of Oregon's less-visited destinations. It's a shame, because the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They're known as the American Alps, and it doesn't take long in Washington's North Cascades to figure out why. Rows of jagged ...