I backpacked and dayhiked segments of New Mexico’s potential new thru hike: the Rio Grande Trail. Here’s what it was like.

RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST — The high alpine forests are a sickbed. Swathes of gray trees are bald on one side, with patches of russet needles fading into scraggly branches. Others show thick ...

The Rio Grande hasn't been this full since 2019. While some trails are underwater, it's a great benefit for the bosque. With water levels higher than they’ve been in four years, they can see if ...

The settlement, however, only pertains to the Rio Grande National Forest. Donna Nemeth, a spokeswoman for the USFS Region 2, said that Timory Peel, ...