The mountains (such as the highest peaks in Scotland) are a tough place to live, exposed to sudden downpours, scouring wind, and blazing sunshine, but some trees specialise in these conditions ...

The geology, fossils and human stories of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument are part of a common geologic heritage.

This Mountain National Park Is Japan's Best Cherry Blossom Destination—With 30,000 Trees, Gorgeous Hiking Trails, and Ancient Shrines. Mount Yoshino offers a good (and beautiful) reason to get ...

BOULDERS, FALLEN TREES AND FIRE. First they had gone to the vicinity of Eisner Camp, where people reported seeing the blaze. But that’s not the area where it started. Other firefighters had also ...

Imagine biking riding on a mountain trail, deep in the woods of Southern California. Now imagine discovering an abandoned house, one that seems to rise out from the rocks behind it. It’s boarded ...

A rockslide covered parts of Colorado 96 and Colorado 165 with boulders and debris in Custer County on Dec. 29, 2024, as seen in this screenshot from a drone video. (Courtesy of the Wet Mountain ...

The tree — which earned its nickname because it stood next to the Robo Oil Co. gas station on State Street — was among the first trees designated a Treasured Tree of the Valley by the ...

Lauren Ringrose, a ski instructor based at Mt. Hood, works with young skiers every week on mountain safety — especially when it comes to skiing near trees and navigating unpredictable terrain.

An area where trees have been clear cut for development on Green Mountain. (Photo courtesy of Anita Reck). Nunez said there are exceptions to the slope development ordinance.

John Daley/CPR News A large swath of dead trees along Stewart Creek near the trail to San Luis Peak, one of Colorado's 14ers, in the San Luis Mountains. “So that adds to complexity about what ...