Sheer drama. That's what the Great Sand Dunes are. Starkly beautiful desert dunes set against a backdrop of pretty, ...

Here are some activities and entertainments to enjoy in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area.

A new road trip of the Southwest’s Indigenous heartlands offers travellers a greater understanding of the past, present and ...

From Bear Lake to Snow Canyon, these are our desert expert's coolest places to romp around outside The national parks of Utah usually steal the thunder, but don’t forget about its state parks.

Maya is editor-in-chief of Climbing Magazine. She’s covered the outdoors, travel, the environment, and food for 15+ years, and is the author of four Moon travel guides to Utah. Even though she ...

Established in 1924, the Wupatki National Monument – part of a collective of Flagstaff Area National Monuments, including Sunset Crater Volcano and Walnut Canyon – is a nature and culture ...

Last week, I stared out the window at the mountains like a little kid, watching the rain come down. I knew at higher elevations the storm was dumping buckets of snow onto L.A.’s backyard.

Clearly I’m all about not spending all my time on the Las Vegas Strip, so of course I’m going to tell you to take time to explore outside of downtown Vegas. There are cool museums, lots of ...

Looking for the perfect long weekend road trip from Phoenix? Get ready for an unforgettable adventure through Arizona’s most iconic landscapes. This scenic road trip takes you away from the bustling ...

In a world where “getting away from it all” usually means sharing a vista point with 50 other Instagram photographers, Cottonwood Canyon State Park stands defiantly alone—8,000 acres of rugged ...