Utah Olympic Park offers tours of the ski-jumping, bobsledding and other competition and training facilities built for the ...

This picturesque waterfall, located in Cherokee, North Carolina, is a stunning cascade at the end of a short trail that's ...

For instance, fish-shaped stones dominate the highest elevations, near natural springs fed by melting snow. Whereas ...

Vast areas of the state have been affected by significant winds and thunderstorms on Sunday that are set to continue, with ...

Regula Meier, president of the International Ski Mountaineering Federation in Switzerland, couldn't say enough about the ...

These hikes from Maura Fox’s Hike of the Week column can be found in Julian, Poway, Santee and other East County communities.

The Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains formed millions of years ago. Within both of them lies a fascinating world of rocks, gemstones, crystals and minerals. Here's how to start identifying them.

San Diego’s hiking options range from lush canyons to dusty mountain peaks. There are hikes with ocean views as well as paths ...

A hiker is home safe after what lifesaving officials are calling an “elaborate and risky” rescue mission. While attempting to descend Oregon’s Saddle Mountain, a prominent coastal peak located about ...

Mikaela Shiffrin has 104 career World Cup wins, the most in Alpine skiing history. Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images American Alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin won her third straight World Cup slalom ...

Archaeologists in China discovered 573 ancient stone fortress settlements in the mountains near Yulin. The prehistoric fortresses are each located near key water features, and some are connected to ...