The Golden States is home to nine national parks and hundreds of thousands of miles of trail systems, making it one of the ...

Some places just have an unfair advantage. They hog all the good weather, collect stunning landscapes like they’re trading ...

Sulfur butterflies glide across Zorrillo Canyon, hundreds of them, moving back and forth against the cerulean sky. It's ...

To understand why, we spoke to a full-time cowboy making his living in the American West. He’s driven cattle, broken horses, ...

Beaver Dam State Park near Caliente, Nevada isn’t just real—it’s the living, breathing version of those impossibly beautiful images.

Mules are one of nature’s most fascinating hybrids, blending the best qualities of two very distinct species: horses and ...

Arizona may not be the first state people think of when crafting a cowboy vacation, but this dude ranch features a top-level ...

Beaver Dam State Park, tucked away near Caliente, is the wilderness equivalent of finding an extra twenty in your winter coat – unexpected, delightful, and somehow exactly what you needed. Nevada’s ...

Aram von Benedikt and his son took part in one of the oldest American traditions there is: muzzleloading for deer with a ...

We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with more than 1,250 letters submitted this year. Due ...

When you think about Crocs, chances are you imagine clunky, perforated foam clogs. And that makes sense: it’s the iconic style that the brand built itself on. Even some of the brand’s more esoteric ...

MOUNT DOOM — There are some trails out there that seem too dangerous for use. In the town I grew up in, we all knew to avoid a certain section of a popular mountain biking trail. It was a vertical ...