Locals may not love us for sharing this trail with you, but with it's seasonal waterfall and wildflowers, hikers ready for a challenge will be well rewarded.

Often described as one of the best mountain biking trails in the U.S., the McKenzie River Trail takes riders through old-growth Douglas fir forests and past dazzling waterfalls. (Sami Godlove) ...

(NEXSTAR) — You may have been on a hike in, say, one of America’s national parks and seen bountiful nature — tall sequoias, dazzling waterfalls, a breathtaking valley of flowers.