The Maturango Museum serves as the cultural heart of Ridgecrest, showcasing the area’s natural history, Native American heritage, and military connections. Their petroglyph tours to nearby Little ...

Still, nearly 400,000 people visit Palo Duro Canyon each year, making it one of Texas' most popular state parks, though it ...

Five hundred million years ago, the Earth saw a huge jump in the diversification of life forms called the Cambrian Explosion.

The Dragon Bravo Fire has closed the North Rim for 2025. These 10 destinations are worthy alternatives to Grand Canyon North ...

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (nps.gov/joda) is a bafflingly underexplored marvel of the state’s landscape. Only about three hours away from Portland, a visit offers the sublime experience of ...

A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of local residents and tourists at the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. Iceland's local ...

Due to continued hot and dry conditions, as well as increased fire starts, the Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it will include all wilderness areas under Stage 1 public use fire restrictions ...

(Reuters) -A wildfire in tinder-dry forest on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon grew around 50% on Tuesday after it destroyed dozens of buildings, prompting public outrage that it was left to burn ...

The Grand Canyon was formed with the shifting of tectonic plates, which lifted layers of rock into a high and relatively flat plateau, according to the park service.

A 30-year-old man was killed Sunday morning in a motorcycle crash on Scenic Loop Drive inside Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, according to a Metropolitan Police Department press release.

The Grand Canyon Lodge welcomed generations of travelers and staffers arriving in the Grand Canyon's North Rim area. It was already rebuilt once, after a kitchen fire in 1932.

A wildfire that leveled a historic lodge and visitors center on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim grew rapidly more than a week after it began.