I love to hike, but more than anything I like to see and feel. I like to visually absorb the beauty of ragged rock ridges contrasting with billowing clouds and blue sky. I feel invigorated by ...

Even as temperatures start to drop with the approaching fall, there’s nothing like cooling off during a strenuous hike with a cold plunge in a high-altitude lake. Colorado offers many an adventure, ...

Tucked away in the high alpine valleys of towering, treeless peaks are a number of lakes pooling pristine water from fresh snowmelt. While the lakes remain cold all summer, they are at their warmest ...

There’s something quite compelling about a beautiful body of water; these natural wonders invite quiet contemplation and encourage all sorts of outdoor recreation. And while this intrigue can be found ...

My son and I arrived at the turn for Alpine Lake high in the Sawtooth Wilderness at the same time as a couple. We all debated: Take the short, downhill walk to Alpine Lake now, or do it on the way ...

In summer and fall, Mammoth Lakes becomes an outdoor adventurer's paradise. Popular hikes include Horseshoe Lake Loop with ...

Today we venture along Alpine Lake located in Marin’s Lake District — where Lake Lagunitas, Bon Tempe and Alpine are gathered together like blue beads strung on Lagunitas Creek. The hike we take along ...

“My name is Meredith Journey, and I am a PhD student with Annika Walters, working on Alpine lake ecology. I am looking at shifting snow and ice phenology and its downstream effects. Snowpack, ...

As I trudge along the trail through stands of spruce and fir, my legs and shoulders are beginning to protest my heavier-than-usual pack. But the promise of what awaits at camp is worth the extra ...

Colorado’s alpine lakes make for stunning destinations for hikers. While summer is the easiest time of year to reach the trails, winter has a special allure. Sunlight dances on ice, snow covers the ...

WASHINGTON — Less than an hour’s hop by car from Seattle lies a glacier-cut terrain dotted with 700 lakes, Sitka spruce forests and bull-trout runs. It’s taken much longer — six years and counting — ...

WASHINGTON — It took seven years and four tries and wasn’t pretty at the end. But Congress on Friday passed the Alpine Lakes Wilderness expansion, giving the toughest federal protection to 22,000 ...