A new project in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests will make overnights in Alaska’s wilderness less intimidating for ...

I’ve rounded up ultra-remote places to stay around the world where you can feel the same pull of the wild. Whether these adventures inspire introspection or not, their wow factor is undeniable, from a ...

Hubbard thought of himself as an explorer like some of the heroes of his Jesuit order. His message was not just geology and ...

The federal government this week may name a Mat-Su mountain after a longtime Talkeetna miner and pioneer woman.

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names is scheduled to meet this week and consider a new name, Mount Carola, for an Alaska ...

Here are 12 of our favorites: Glacier Bay National Park, in southeast Alaska, is a jaw-dropping wilderness ... Horseshoe Bend's name comes from the sinuous river meander around a sandstone formation.

Here are a few of our favorites from the West: Glacier Bay National Park, in southeast Alaska, is a jaw-dropping ... Horseshoe Bend gets its name from the sinuous river meander around a sandstone ...

From mountain ranges to lakes to national parks, the western United States has an abundance of staggering natural beauty. This is part of a new USA TODAY network project showcasing breathtaking ...

Although the glacier’s full-on collapse wasn’t a certainty until it happened, there were plenty of warning signs that helped prevent large-scale loss of life. A major landslide from Nesthorn Mountain ...

Several major U.S. cities could be impacted if the Thwaites Glacier were to melt, according to NOAA projections.

The map was inspired by the Bois Forte Native Names map, released in 2022, that featured sites in the Lake Vermilion Area and was a collaboration between the Ely Folk School and the Bois Forte Band.