Snow banks help plants thrive in the mountains, providing water and nutrients for soil. But as climate change warms the ...

Discover the spectacular bursts and hues of an amazing array of alpine wildflowers that steal the scene at the little-known ...

Visit this area of the White Mountains in California's Sierra Nevada region, where you can hike and see trees that predate ...

Tucked away in Arizona’s northeastern corner is a water playground that most tourists never find. Lyman Lake gives you 1,500 ...

Located in the middle of the Great Plains, Nebraska has a reputation as treeless plain - even our name means "flat water". So how did we become the “Tree Planters State” and the home of Arbor ...

However, spring and fall are ideal for Joshua Tree hikes in the Mojave Desert—the blue skies, gentle breeze, very little chance of rain, an average high of 85°F, and a low of 50°F.

Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park is best known for its iconic flora. The park straddles the Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, and features Keys View, which overlooks the famed ...

Cottonwood Spring is ranked #7 out of 13 things to do in Joshua Tree National Park. See pictures and our review of Cottonwood Spring.

Cottonwood opens Thursday evening, Kebler Friday evening By Katherine Nettles The two annual high mountain road markers of summer are almost here, as both Cottonwood Pass Road and Kebler Pass Road ...

Residents in Big Cottonwood Canyon are up in arms about a new proposal by Solitude Mountain Resort to build a new parking lot on the side of the canyon. (Photo: Used with permission) ...

That city governments would not just name streets after trees, but plant and care for them, was an idea born in the middle of the 20th century. In Palm Springs, councilwoman and hotelier Ruth ...