Take a scenic leisurely stroll along the San Francisco Bay and catch the wildlife that comes out after wet weather at Bair Island in Redwood Shores. Visitors have seen pelicans, American Wigeons, ...

Sabino Canyon, Madera Canyon, Mount Lemmon and Mount Graham are among a huge array of National Forest lands across the West that were taken off the possibly “For Sale” list, and local ...

These Arizona day trips are simple to pull off this year, packed with jaw-dropping views, fun detours, and just enough adventure.

The 5-mile hike through the desert canyon includes scrambling over about 10 dry waterfalls, and features wildflowers and unique metamorphic rocks.

These cacti only grow in the Sonoran Desert, a ranger told us, with the region’s “sweet spot” of rainfall two times a year, in the winter and also during the summer’s monsoon season. We were told ...

A teeny-tiny two-stall public restroom with a whopping price tag has popped up at the foot of one of Los Angeles’ most popular hiking trails. Runyon Canyon, a favorite trail for locals and tourists ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. On Saturday morning, about 35 hikers and at least three dogs joined Times and Zócalo Public Square staffers for a ...

After the killing in Minneapolis of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents, more Americans have started to pay attention to the ongoing assault on their freedoms. After the earlier killing of ...

Driving into the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area on the north side of Tucson, I almost turned around and left. It was more crowded than the busiest mall I could remember. But, since it was relatively ...