Kennecott offers a mix of ghost-town dwellings, historic attractions, and trails. The town of McCarthy, where I bookended my ...

Kennecott offers a mix of ghost-town dwellings, historic attractions, and trails. The town of McCarthy, where I bookended my Root Glacier camping trip, looks straight out of the Old West.

Root Glacier Trail: Past all the wagon-red buildings of the mining camp on the far end of town is the start of the Root Glacier Trail. It’s an easy 4-mile round-trip jaunt out to one of Alaska ...

Almost as if the mother bear knew that was her cue, she pops up over the rocky terrain once more, and at this point, the ...

The Slash” is the northern border’s version of “The Wall.” But where a wall creates a barricade, the Slash creates an opening ...

Welcome to shopping for hiking shoes—one of the most important steps (no pun intended) you’ll take before hitting the trail ... as well as atop glacier-strewn mountains.

At the root of the study was the recognition that ... Once on the go, they even expanded farther east to the Bone Trail region. The other half of the transplants decided to stick around and ...

At the root of the study was the recognition that ... Once on the go, they even expanded farther east to the Bone Trail region. The other half of the transplants decided to stick around and ...

Borderland State Park lets you play lord or lady of the manor for a day. This 1,800-acre former estate centers around the ...