Mark Van Osdal is a tree whisperer. Owner of Carolina Bound Adventures, he is leading a small group of us on the Deep Creek ...

For an escape from D.C., head to this small Virginia town that is just an hour away and is full of serene campgrounds, a ...

She works hand in hand with Father Algay, her fellow-countryman, who can never quite forget that she is a great lady while he, a poor carpenter’s son, had sold little models of the church at ...

I'm homer, the blind brother, I didn't lose my sight all at once, it was like the movies, a slow fade-out. When I was told what was happening I was interested to measure it, I was in my late teens ...

The majority of Americans who envision European mountains imagine postcard vistas of snow-covered peaks and quaint villages ...

Whether you’re a dedicated nature enthusiast with more hiking boots than regular shoes, or someone whose outdoor experience is largely limited to walking from your car to the office during rainstorms, ...

When Mark Patterson walked away from his six-figure corporate salary in downtown Chicago, his colleagues thought he had lost ...

That somewhere exists, and its name is Custer, South Dakota.

Loki's Family Vacation is the newest short story by local writer. Heat shimmered over half-buried subdivisions.

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Near the heart of Aspen, Colo., sits a small miner’s cabin with a white façade, delicate posts and low-pitched roof. It looks exactly the same as when it was erected in 1883 amid the city’s mining ...

Many homes in Alaska lack running water — even those near urban areas. “You get used to it pretty fast,” said resident Caitlin Lenahan. Caitlin Lenahan has been living without running water for eight ...