Sunset at Cowee Mountain Overlook deserves its own special category of natural wonder. As the sun dips toward the horizon, the sky becomes a canvas for colors that seem almost artificially enhanced – ...

Branched Oak State Recreation Area in Nebraska is hot spot for outdoor recreation. Many don't know it's also a birding oasis.

For a short and sweet hike to the beach, I would consider wearing water shoes that can also be used for hiking, especially if you plan on wading or swimming. There's also a point where you have to ...

The new trail to Enloe Cemetery near Mingus Mill helps uncover the long-overlooked legacy of the Great Smoky Mountains’ Black ...

Sheriff Curtis Cochran, 72, was suspended after allegations that he persuaded women to get into his Dodge Durango, then ...

In addition to the I-40 closure, at least 20 North Carolina mountain roads are now listed off limits to large trucks after ...

In at least at one small place, though, a little keener eye also reveals a familiar look created by man. A church building in Lake Junaluska that has some stonework and designs similar to that of some ...

There’s a place in western North Carolina where the mountains ripple like waves on a blue-green ocean, where clouds cast dramatic shadows across ancient peaks, and where locals sometimes “accidentally ...

Every spring, the twinkling lights from thousands of fireflies illuminate the forests of Elkmont, Tennessee, located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Together, the fireflies glow in a ...

Its not just breathtaking scenery that makes Great Smoky Mountains National Park one of the best road trip destinations for ...

It’s a challenging time for national park research. One dedicated atmospheric scientist is soldiering on anyway.

New signs directing visitors to the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been installed after federal ...