Smithfield, Virginia, is full of charm, with historic homes, scenic riverfront parks, quirky pig statues, local shops, and ...

Just 75 miles outside of the Washington, DC metro area, Shenandoah National Park offers a forested escape. Running for 105 ...

The casual vibe and reasonable prices make it a favorite for refueling after outdoor activities, and the portions ensure you ...

Welcome to High Bridge Trail State Park in Rice, Virginia—a spectacular outdoor treasure that somehow remains one of the ...

This year, however, a major trail closure has some experts raising serious safety concerns. Brian Speciale has been hiking the Grand Canyon since 1986, when he was just 13 years old.

If delays occur, all work will pause July 2–6 to accommodate increased recreational use during the Independence Day holiday. Trail users are asked to follow posted signage and detour along South ...

and hiking trails and have the opportunity to encounter rock climbers and whitewater paddlers along the way. Here are some of the highlights motorists will encounter on the route. Sisters Heather and ...

Republicans have blamed environmental regulations enacted during the Obama and Biden administrations for the downfall of the country’s coal industry. States such as West Virginia were left ...

West Virginia’s ... mountain streams and coal trestles. This trail has two trailhead parking areas on Keeneys Creek Road. To get directions, contact or stop by the Canyon Rim Visitor Center.

Several fresh routes have opened, including the Coyote Canyon Trail ... Mountain Loop Trail. From here, there are many options for your return route. (Download the preserve map for details.) ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — The winner of this year's West Virginia Coal Festival teen beauty pageant walks among the ruins of a community abandoned 70 years ago and imagines the rusted remains of ...

Visitors take in canyon ... West Virginia, without even realizing it. A sequestered row of multistory buildings with expansive glass shopfronts dates back to the community’s coal mining heyday ...