The year-round illumination of Ladder Creek Falls in North Cascades National Park makes for a breathtaking spectacle.

If you’re looking for a moderate hike north of Seattle and a stone’s throw ... lakes and epic views of some of Washington’s best mountains. You’ll gain over 1800 feet in this hike, so ...

Beginning in Keene, this scenic drive passes by Monadnock State Park, home to one of the most-climbed mountains in the world; ...

Though not generally thought of as a "crowd-free" location, this waterfall trail is recognized on Backpacker's list of fall favorites.

Set amid the Blue Ridge Mountains, the city of Asheville, North Carolina ... Choose between easy woodland trails or steep uphill stretches in one of the best places to visit in the Carolinas ...

Seven Falls may be best enjoyed in late winter or early spring, when the cascades are flowing ... 60 miles northwest of Sedona in north-central Arizona. The hike to see the falls is along an ...

As you move south, the climbs get bigger and harder; as the Knobstone Hiking Trail Association notes, the path is often strenuous because it has to bypass private land. The trail continues north ...

A 39-year-old hiker was found alive by a trail crew after being missing for a month in North Cascades National Park.

Any good outdoors store likely has a copy of the Seattle-born bible of mountaineering. With that seminal text, Mountaineers ...

In just a half-hour, a distant plume of smoke had become fire surrounding their route off Baring Mountain in the North Cascades. It was a hikers’ nightmare scenario. Cooper sent an SOS ...

and takes place in the North Cascades National Park in northern Washington. The cohort is split into two groups, each with a NOLS guide to ensure their safety. Each fellow leads the group for a day ...