Vermont is probably more well-known for its beer and ice cream than its waterfalls, but just because they aren’t famous doesn’t mean they aren’t beautiful. We’ve explored dozens of Vermont waterfalls ...

Magma from the mantle finds its way to the surface, where it erupts as lava or ash and gas—sometimes in spectacular spurts, ...

A swarm of earthquakes under the largest volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range has some people wondering if it's rumbling ...

This is a repost from the archives, an older post by Henrik which has been updated to reflect more recent findings. Did you know there are 255 volcanoes or volcanic features listed in the US?

Located a quick drive from North Cascades National Park and overflowing with unique restaurants, this town makes for an epic ...

That’s Brevard, North Carolina for you – a mountain town where white squirrels roam free and waterfalls cascade around every ...

This tinted lithograph of “Western Slope of Main Ridge of Cascade Mountains from Near Camp M" was produced after an original sketch by John J. Young (1830-1879).

The map represents a flawed understanding of New World geography, such as picturing California as an island. Many maps of the Americas were produced during the period of exploration and colonial ...

In the sunshine of a late summer day in 1996, Paul Paquet watched a bear feasting on huckleberries. He was on the Pacific Crest Trail in the North Cascade Mountains of Washington state, a day’s ...

When it comes to accessing Vail Mountain by chairlift, the resort’s westernmost portal — Cascade Village — has long maintained a lower profile than Vail Village, Lionshead or Golden Peak. But that ...

Two people were rescued via helicopter from the Cascade Mountain in one week. Search and rescue teams evacuated two people from the Cascades Mountains in three days, according to a Naval Air Station ...